Top 6 weekend trips from Louisa (Virginia)
- Virginia Beach / Rocky Mount
- Blacksburg / Williamstown
- Wheeling / Altoona
- Duck / Lumberton
- Cary / Grundy
- Huntington / Morgantown
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
The longest trip is about 20 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Louisa → Virginia Beach → Rocky Mount → Louisa
Louisa to Virginia Beach
leave Louisa on Friday
42 minutes → Rockville
26 minutes → Mechanicsville
51 minutes → Williamsburg
53 minutes → Norfolk
20 minutes → Virginia Beach (stay Friday night)
3 hours of driving
Virginia Beach to Rocky Mount
leave Virginia Beach on Saturday
44 minutes → Suffolk
43 minutes → Winton
42 minutes → Windsor
49 minutes → Tarboro
20 minutes → Rocky Mount (stay Saturday night)
3.5 hours of driving
Rocky Mount to Louisa
leave Rocky Mount on Sunday
47 minutes → The Highway Diner
33 minutes → Hilton Garden Inn Roanoke Rapids
1 hour → Emporia
55 minutes → Richmond
9 minutes → Louisa (back home)
3.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 10 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Louisa → Blacksburg → Williamstown → Louisa
Louisa to Blacksburg
leave Louisa on Friday
37 minutes → Charlottesville
33 minutes → Blue Ridge Parkway - North Entrance
52 minutes → Lexington
56 minutes → Roanoke
50 minutes → Blacksburg (stay Friday night)
4 hours of driving
Blacksburg to Williamstown
leave Blacksburg on Saturday
1 hour → Princeton
47 minutes → Beckley
1 hour → Charleston
56 minutes → Huntington
48 minutes → Olive Hill
49 minutes → Owingsville
56 minutes → Lexington
55 minutes → Williamstown (stay Saturday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Williamstown to Louisa
leave Williamstown on Sunday
1 hour → Lexington
1 hour → Morehead
56 minutes → Huntington
1 hour → Charleston
56 minutes → Beckley
1 hour → Lewisburg
1.5 hours → Lexington
55 minutes → Louisa (back home)
9 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 20 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Louisa → Wheeling → Altoona → Louisa
Louisa to Wheeling
leave Louisa on Friday
1 hour → Sperryville
1 hour → Capon Bridge
1.5 hours → Frostburg
48 minutes → Fallingwater
48 minutes → Monongahela
57 minutes → Wheeling (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Wheeling to Altoona
leave Wheeling on Saturday
36 minutes → Washington
52 minutes → Duquesne
1 hour → Ligonier
51 minutes → Ebensburg
30 minutes → Altoona (stay Saturday night)
4 hours of driving
Altoona to Louisa
leave Altoona on Sunday
1.5 hours → Breezewood
1 hour → Gettysburg
55 minutes → Gaithersburg
59 minutes → Mt Vernon
1 hour → Fredericksburg
1 hour → Louisa (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 16.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Louisa → Duck → Lumberton → Louisa
Louisa to Duck
leave Louisa on Friday
48 minutes → Short Pump
1 hour → Williamsburg
53 minutes → Norfolk
54 minutes → Elizabeth City
1.5 hours → Corolla
24 minutes → Duck (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Duck to Lumberton
leave Duck on Saturday
2 hours → Plymouth
57 minutes → Tarboro
1.5 hours → Dunn
1 hour → Lumberton (stay Saturday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Lumberton to Louisa
leave Lumberton on Sunday
44 minutes → Fayetteville
48 minutes → Smithfield
56 minutes → Rocky Mount
1.5 hours → Emporia
59 minutes → Midlothian
39 minutes → Louisa (back home)
5.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 16.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Louisa → Cary → Grundy → Louisa
Louisa to Cary
leave Louisa on Friday
42 minutes → Rockville
54 minutes → Petersburg
57 minutes → South Hill
36 minutes → Kerr Lake
60 minutes → Durham
24 minutes → Cary (stay Friday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Cary to Grundy
leave Cary on Saturday
1 hour → Greensboro
56 minutes → Pilot Mountain
39 minutes → Blue Ridge Parkway
1 hour → Bluefield
1.5 hours → Grundy (stay Saturday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Grundy to Louisa
leave Grundy on Sunday
24 minutes → Bluefield
46 minutes → Princeton
48 minutes → Fort Chiswell
50 minutes → Blacksburg
56 minutes → Roanoke
52 minutes → Lexington
1 hour → Blue Ridge Parkway - North Entrance
1.5 hours → Louisa (back home)
7 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 17 hours of driving.
Trip idea #6: Louisa → Huntington → Morgantown → Louisa
Louisa to Huntington
leave Louisa on Friday
1.5 hours → Lexington
1 hour → Lewisburg
56 minutes → Beckley
1 hour → West Virginia State Capitol
1 hour → Huntington (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Huntington to Morgantown
leave Huntington on Saturday
43 minutes → Scott Depot
1.5 hours → Sutton
58 minutes → Bridgeport
40 minutes → Morgantown (stay Saturday night)
4 hours of driving
Morgantown to Louisa
leave Morgantown on Sunday
48 minutes → Ohiopyle State Park
1.5 hours → Frostburg
48 minutes → Winchester
42 minutes → Skyline Dr
1 hour → Warrenton
45 minutes → Louisa (back home)
6 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 15.5 hours of driving.