Complex sentence: The Virginia Creeper Trail is a multi-purpose rail trail in southwestern Virginia running from Abingdon to Whitetop, Virginia, near the North Carolina state line--through National Forest and crossing numerous restored trestles and the Appalachian Trail.
Split into simpler sentences: The Virginia Creeper Trail is a multi-purpose rail trail in southwestern Virginia. The trail runs from Abingdon to Whitetop, Virginia, near the North Carolina state line--through National Forest and crossing numerous restored trestles and crossing the Appalachian Trail.