Va Trail Guides

Bearfence Mountain Trail

📍 Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Moderate 📏 2.2 Loop

Bearfence Mountain is widely regarded as Shenandoah National Park's best short scramble hike, rewarding a modest elevati…

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Big Bend Loop

📍 Shenandoah River State Park, VA

Moderate 📏 3.4 Loop

Big Bend Loop traces the outer arc of one of the South Fork Shenandoah River's most pronounced oxbow meanders, a landsca…

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Blackrock Summit Trail

📍 Blackrock Gap / Skyline Drive

Moderate 📏 2.5 Loop

Blackrock Summit is one of the most dramatic and unusual landscapes in Shenandoah National Park, a wind-scoured mountain…

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Blue Suck Falls Trail

📍 Douthat State Park, VA

Moderate 📏 2.8 Out-and-Back

Blue Suck Falls Trail follows Wilson Creek upstream through a deeply incised gorge to reach a striking tiered waterfall …

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Buck Lick Interpretive Trail

📍 Douthat State Park, VA

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Buck Lick Interpretive Trail explores one of Douthat State Park's most ecologically significant microhabitats—a natu…

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CCC Cabin Trail

📍 Hungry Mother State Park, VA

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The CCC Cabin Trail serves as a living history walk through one of Virginia's best-preserved examples of Civilian Conser…

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Doyles River Falls Loop

📍 Doyles River Overlook / Skyline Drive

Strenuous 📏 7.0 Loop

The Doyles River Falls Loop is one of the most rewarding waterfall circuits in Shenandoah National Park, linking the two…

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Dragons Tooth

📍 Jefferson National Forest, Roanoke County, Virginia

Strenuous 📏 4.4 Out-and-Back

The Dragons Tooth is one of the most dramatic geological features along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, a 35-foot qua…

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Hawksbill Summit Trail

📍 Hawksbill Gap, Skyline Drive

Moderate 📏 2.8 Loop

Hawksbill Summit Trail climbs to the highest point in Shenandoah National Park at 4,051 feet — a rocky summit capped by …

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Lake Loop Trail

📍 Hungry Mother State Park, VA

Easy 📏 2.4 Loop

The Lake Loop Trail encircles the 108-acre Hungry Mother Lake in a gentle, accessible circuit that showcases the park's …

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Limberlost Trail

📍 Limberlost Trailhead, Skyline Drive Mile 43

Easy 📏 1.3 Loop

Limberlost Trail is the most accessible trail in Shenandoah National Park, a fully wheelchair-accessible gravel loop thr…

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Massie Gap to Mount Rogers

📍 Grayson Highlands State Park, VA

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

The route from Massie Gap to the summit of Mount Rogers represents the ultimate Grayson Highlands pilgrimage, ascending …

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McAfee Knob

📍 Jefferson National Forest, Roanoke County, Virginia

Strenuous 📏 8.8 Out-and-Back

McAfee Knob holds the distinction of being the most photographed location on the entire Appalachian Trail. The iconic ov…

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Molly's Knob Trail

📍 Hungry Mother State Park, VA

Strenuous 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Molly's Knob Trail delivers one of the most rewarding summit experiences in Southwest Virginia, climbing aggressively th…

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Natural Tunnel Trail

📍 Natural Tunnel State Park, VA

Moderate 📏 0.8 Loop

The Natural Tunnel Trail delivers one of Southwest Virginia's most astonishing geological experiences, descending via a …

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Old Rag Mountain

📍 Old Rag Parking, Sperryville

Strenuous 📏 9.0 Loop

Old Rag Mountain is the most famous hike in Shenandoah National Park and one of the most popular day hikes in the Mid-At…

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Overall Run Falls Trail

📍 Mathews Arm Campground, Skyline Drive

Strenuous 📏 6.4 Out-and-Back

Overall Run Falls Trail descends from the Mathews Arm area to the tallest waterfall in Shenandoah National Park — a 93-f…

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Purchase Ridge Trail

📍 Natural Tunnel State Park, VA

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The Purchase Ridge Trail climbs steadily from the Stock Creek valley floor to the broad ridgeline plateau that defines t…

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Rhododendron Trail

📍 Grayson Highlands State Park, VA

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

The Rhododendron Trail winds through one of Virginia's most iconic high-country landscapes in Grayson Highlands State Pa…

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Ridgetop Trail

📍 Shenandoah River State Park, VA

Moderate 📏 5.1 Loop

The Ridgetop Trail climbs above the Shenandoah River floodplain to a long forested ridge that delivers spectacular views…

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Rose River Loop

📍 Fishers Gap Overlook / Skyline Drive

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

The Rose River Loop is a gem of the central district of Shenandoah National Park, combining two distinct stream corridor…

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South River Floodplain Trail

📍 Shenandoah River State Park, VA

Easy 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

The South River Floodplain Trail provides direct and intimate access to the South Fork Shenandoah River's edge, traversi…

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Stock Creek Trail

📍 Natural Tunnel State Park, VA

Easy 📏 2.5 Loop

The Stock Creek Trail provides a gentle yet geologically rich exploration of the creek valley that is directly responsib…

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Stony Man Summit Trail

📍 Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Moderate 📏 3.8 Out-and-Back

Stony Man is the second highest peak in Shenandoah National Park, rising to 4,011 feet along Skyline Drive's central sec…

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Tuscarora Overlook Trail

📍 Douthat State Park, VA

Strenuous 📏 6.2 Out-and-Back

The Tuscarora Overlook Trail stands as Douthat State Park's premier long-distance challenge, ascending the rugged Allegh…

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White Oak Canyon Trail

📍 Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Strenuous 📏 4.6 Out-and-Back

White Oak Canyon Trail descends from Skyline Drive into one of Shenandoah National Park's most spectacular stream gorges…

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Whiteoak Canyon Trail

📍 Whiteoak Canyon Trailhead, Syria

Strenuous 📏 9.0 Out-and-Back

Whiteoak Canyon Trail ascends through one of the finest waterfall series in Shenandoah National Park, with six named wat…

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Wilson Creek Trail

📍 Grayson Highlands State Park, VA

Strenuous 📏 5.0 Loop

The Wilson Creek Trail offers one of Grayson Highlands State Park's most complete wilderness experiences, looping throug…

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Skyline Drive Cycling -- Thornton Gap to Big Meadows

📍 Thornton Gap, Luray

Moderate 📏 20.0 Out-and-Back

Skyline Drive -- the 105-mile ridgeline road that runs the full length of Shenandoah National Park -- is the premier roa…

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