Best
Trails of Virginia
hiking,
road biking, mountain biking,
walking, running
#1.
Furnace Mountain
/ Trayfoot Mountain Overnight
Loop
If you like mountaintop
views and camping along
streams, this loop is for
you. Head north on the Appalachian
Trail (AT) and turn west
toward Austin Mountain,
with many views of your
destination. Camp ...
From the guidebook "Day
& Overnight Hikes in
Shenandoah National Park"
Hiking
Trails
Waynesboro, VA - Hiking
- 20.6 miles
#2. Appalachian
Trail (VA) - Chester Gap
to Harpers Ferry
The Blue Ridge of northern
Virginia have none of the
4,000-foot-plus heights
so plentiful on the AT farther
south. Still, the northern
Virginia leg is one exhausting
climb after another. On
open mount...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Virginia (Burnham)"
Hiking
Trails
Front Royal, VA - Hiking
- 54.4 miles
#3. Big Devils Stairs
This is a moderate hike
with a great reward. The
walking is easy, and the
trails are used surprisingly
little. The nearly level
Bluff Trail takes you to
the Big Devils Stairs canyon
rim for a great vi...
From the guidebook "Day
& Overnight Hikes in
Shenandoah National Park"
Hiking
Trails
Front Royal, VA - Hiking
- 5.4 miles
#4. Whiteoak Canyon
Falls
It's hard to keep track
of all the falls at Whiteoak
Canyon. There are six sequentially
numbered falls, starting
from the Blue Ridge and
ending down at the base
of the canyon. Whether or
not you corre...
From the guidebook "Day
& Overnight Hikes in
Shenandoah National Park"
Hiking
Trails
Madison, VA - Hiking - 5.6
miles
#5. Ramsey's Draft
Wilderness
Welcome to a wilderness
smorgasbord. Ten Appalachian
knobs surround the rugged
valley through which Ramsey’s
Draft courses—the
highest of which, Hardscrabble
Knob, reaches 4,282 feet.
Ramsey’s Draft T...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Virginia (Burnham)"
Hiking
Trails
Staunton, VA - Hiking -
14.8 miles
#6. Appalachian
Trail (VA) - Damascus to
Marion
As an introduction to Virginia,
it’s hard to top Mount
Rogers National Recreation
Area. The AT passes near
the tallest mountains in
the state. Close to the
summit of Mount Rogers,
wild ponies graze in...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Virginia (Burnham)"
Hiking
Trails
Damascus, VA - Hiking -
63.8 miles
#7. Old Rag - Shenandoah
National Park
Old Rag is so popular, the
park has special rules for
recreational use. There’s
a fee to park and use the
trails on certain weekends
and holidays during summer
and fall. What’s the
attraction? Old Rag...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Virginia (Burnham)"
Hiking
Trails
Sperryville, VA - Hiking
- 15.4 miles
#8. Difficult Run
- Reston to Great Falls
National Park
This 12-mile point-to-point
route from Reston, Virginia,
to Great Falls National
Park may define what could
someday become a new form
of non-paved trail systems
through the ever-growing
and increasing...
From the guidebook "Mountain
Biking the Washington, D.C.
/ Baltimore Area"
Hiking
Trails
Reston, VA - Mountain Biking
- 24 miles
#9. Luray and Shenandoah
National Park Waterfalls
When the time came to decide
on a location for the headquarters
of Shenandoah National Park,
the National Park Service
selected Luray. An administrative
history report explains
that Luray was selected...
From the guidebook "Waterfalls
of the Blue Ridge"
Hiking
Trails
Luray, VA - Waterfalls
#10. Big Schloss
In German, schloss means
“castle.” In
Virginian-speak, schloss
can only refer to one geologic
wonder, a towering outcrop
of sandstone on Mill Mountain.
Big Schloss is a popular
day trip from Wolf Gap ...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Virginia (Burnham)"
Hiking
Trails
Wardensville, VA - Hiking
- 19.5 miles
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