Trail Index
Blue Ridge Parkway
- Dobie Mountain – Mile Marker 6
(6.2 miles, elevation gain 1500 ft. – views, plane wreckage, nice shelter) - Flat Top – Mile Marker 83.5
(5.4 miles, elevation gain: 1391 ft. – nice views) - Humpback Rock – Mile Marker 6
(2 miles, elevation gain: 720 ft. – nice views, overcrowded) - Sharp Top and Buzzard’s Roost – Mile Marker 85.9
(3.4 miles, elevation gain: 1340 ft. – fantastic views, overcrowded) - Rocky Knob – Mile Marker 168
(2.3 miles, elevation gain: 480 ft. – decent views, open meadows)
George Washington National Forest
- Beards Mountain – Douthat State Park
(7 miles, elevation gain: 1400 ft. – decent views of the lake) - Big Schloss – Lee Ranger District
(4 miles, elevation gain: 1000 ft. – spectacular views) - Buzzard Rock – Lee Ranger District
(4 miles, elevation gain: 650 ft. – nice views) - Cole/Cold Mountain – Glenwood & Pedlar Ranger District
(5.8 miles, elevation gain: 1490 ft. – spectacular views, open meadows) - Crabtree Falls – Glenwood & Pedlar Ranger District
(3.4 miles, elevation gain: 1000 ft. – waterfall, very crowded trail) - Duncan Knob – Lee Ranger District
(3.5 miles, elevation gain: 1200 ft. – spectacular views, fun rock scramble) - Flat Run Trail – Douthat State Park
(5 miles, bike ride, elevation gain: none – along a scenic creek) - Hone Quarry Ridge – Dry River Ranger District
(5 miles, one nice view, near a GWNF established campground) - Kaylor Knob – Lee Ranger District
(3.3 miles, elevation gain: 450 ft. – decent views) - Kennedy Peak – Lee Ranger District
(4.75 miles, elevation gain: 400 ft. – excellent views, fire tower) - Massanutten Ridge Trail – Massanutten Resort
(4 miles, elevation gain: 1000 ft. – nice views, feral goats) - Massanutten Story Book Trail – Lee Ranger District
(.5 miles, elevation gain: none – pretty views, wheelchair accessible) - Mount Pleasant – Glenwood & Pedlar Ranger District
(5.4 miles, elevation gain: 1350 ft. – pretty views, two summits) - The Priest – Glenwood & Pedlar Ranger District
(2.8 miles, elevation gain: 1000 ft. – nice views, recommend 4WD to get to trailhead) - Spy Rock – Glenwood & Pedlar Ranger District
(3.1 miles, elevation gain: 1260 ft. – fantastic views) - Strickler Knob – Lee Ranger District
(5.5 miles, elevation gain: 2240 ft. – fantastic views, fun rock scramble) - Tibbet Knob – Lee Ranger District
(3.1 miles, elevation gain: 830 ft. – excellent views) - Trimble Mountain – North River Ranger District
(4 miles, elevation gain: 1050 ft. – ok views, close to Todd Lake) - Woodstock Tower – Lee Ranger District
(2 miles, elevation gain: 500 ft. – great views, fire tower)
Jefferson National Forest
- McAfee Knob – near Roanoke
(8.3 miles, elevation gain: 1740 ft. – fantastic views, famous rock ledge) - Molly’s Knob – Hungry Mother State Park
(3.8 miles, elevation gain: 1000 ft. – nice views) - Mount Rogers – Grayson Highlands State Park
(9 miles, elevation gain: 1100 ft. – breathtaking views, wild ponies, Virginia’s highest peak) - New River Trail – Fries to Foster Falls
(21.3 miles, bike ride, elevation gain: none. – fantastic views of the New River) - Twin Pinnacles Trail – Grayson Highlands State Park
(1.6 miles, elevation gain: 250 ft. – wonderful views from two spots) - Virginia Creeper (Whitetop to Damascus) – Mount Rogers Recreational Area
(18 miles, bike ride, elevation loss: 1646 ft. – beautiful scenery, lots of pretty streams and bridges)
Richmond Area
- Beaver Lake Trail – Pocahontas State Park
(2.5 miles, elevation gain: 200 ft. -pretty lake views)
Shenandoah National Park
- Appalachian Trail – Beagle Gap to Rockfish Gap – South District
(5.7 miles, elevation gain: 800 ft. – a couple decent views, mostly walking in the woods) - Appalachian Trail – Loft Mountain to Brown Gap – South District
(7.1 miles, elevation gain: 800 ft. – lots of nice views) - Appalachian Trail – Powell Gap to Loft Mountain – South District
(10 miles, elevation gain: 2500 ft. – nice views, overnight stay at Pinefield Hut) - Appalachian Trail – Powell Gap to Swift Run Gap – South District
(6.4 miles, elevation gain: 1250 ft. – wonderful views from the summit of Hightop) - Appalachian Trail – Bearfence to Swift Run Gap – Central District
(9.25 miles, elevation gain: 1350 ft. – no great views, a pretty walk through the woods) - Appalachian Trail – Big Meadows to Bearfence – Central District
(8.25 miles, elevation gain: 1500 ft. – views behind Big Meadows, large cemetery) - Appalachian Trail – Skyland to Big Meadows – Central District
(7.9 miles, elevation gain: 1250 ft. – several pretty views, stops by a PATC cabin and AT hut) - Appalachian Trail: Skyland to Thornton Gap – Central District
(10 miles, elevation gain: 2000 ft. – great section with many nice views) - Appalachian Trail – Elkwallow to Thornton Gap – North District
(8.75 miles, elevation gain: 1600 ft. – nice view from Pass Mountain) - Bearfence Mountain – Central District
(1.2 miles, elevation gain: 380 ft. – great views, fun rock scramble) - Big Run Loop – Southern District
(5.8 miles, elevation gain: 1400 ft. – one decent view, nice stream) - Buck Hollow-Buck Ridge – Central District
(5.6 miles, elevation gain: 1750 ft. – one decent view, some seriously steep climbing) - Compton Peak – North District
(2.4 miles, elevation gain: 835 ft. – two summits, nice views to the west) - Corbin Cabin – Nicholson Hollow Loop – Central District
(4.2 miles, elevation gain: 1500 ft. – no views, interesting old cabins) - Dark Hollow Falls – Central District
(1.4 miles, elevation gain: 440 ft. – waterfall, very crowded) - Doyles River – Jones Run – Southern District
(6 miles, elevation gain: 1875 ft. – waterfalls) - Dry Run Falls – Central District
(3.2 miles, elevation gain: 150-200 ft. – waterfall, stream, along a fire road) - Fox Hollow Loop – North District
(1.2 miles, elevation gain: 310 ft. – historical features) - Hawksbill Summit Loop – Central District
(2.9 miles, elevation gain: 800 ft. – great views, peregrine falcons) - Hazel Mountain – Catlett Mountain Loop – Central District
(7.8 miles, elevation gain: 1400 ft. – overnight backpacking trip) - Hightop Mountain – Southern District
(3.8 miles, elevation gain: 967 ft. – nice view, visit an AT shelter) - Knob Mountain – Jeremy’s Run Loop – North District
(12.4 miles, elevation gain: 2600 ft. – decent views, pretty stream, overnight trip) - Lands Run Falls – Northern District
(1.6 miles, elevation gain: 300 ft. – waterfall) - Lewis Spring Falls – Central District
(3 miles, elevation gain: 990 ft. – waterfall) - Limberlost Trail – Central District
(1.3 miles, elevation gain: none. – wheelchair accessible) - Loft Mountain Loop – Southern District
(2.7 miles, elevation gain: 600 ft. – great views, east and west, from Loft mountain) - Mary’s Rock – Central District
(6.8 miles, elevation gain: 400 ft. – lots of spectacular viewpoints) - Mill Prong – Rapidan Camp Trail – Central District
(4 miles, elevation gain: 750 ft. – waterfall, pretty stream, old presidential retreat) - Millers Head – Central District
(1.6 miles, elevation gain: 475 ft. – views, hang glider launch) - Old Rag – Central District
(8.8 miles, elevation gain: 2600 ft. – views and challenging rock scrambling) - Pocosin Mission Trail – Central District
(2.2 miles, elevation gain: 450 ft. – mission ruins) - Powell Gap – Southern District
(1 mile, elevation gain: 300 ft. – nice view) - Riprap Trail – Southern District
(9.8 miles, elevation gain: 2300 ft. – nice views, small waterfalls, stream) - Rose River Loop – Central District
(4 miles, elevation gain: 900 ft. – several waterfalls) - Saddleback Mountain Loop – Central District
(5.5 miles, elevation gain: 750 ft. – just a nice walk in the woods) - Simmons Gap – Southern District
(1.6 miles, elevation gain: 200 ft. – unremarkable fire road walk) - South River Falls – Central District
(4.4 miles, elevation gain: 1315 ft. – waterfall, fire road) - Snead Farm – North District
(3 miles, elevation gain: 300 ft. – pretty barn) - Stony Man and Little Stony Man – Central District
(2.9 miles, elevation gain: 750 ft. – super views) - Story of the Forest Nature Trail – Central District
(1.8 miles, elevation gain: none. – walk in the woods, portions paved) - Sugarloaf-Keyser Run-Hogback Mountain Loop – Northern District
(4.9 miles, elevation gain: 700 ft. – nice view from Little Hogback) - Traces Trail – Northern District
(1.7 miles, elevation gain: 200 ft. – just a nice walk in the woods) - Turk Mountain – Southern District
(2.2 miles, elevation gain: 690 ft. – great view, interesting rocks) - White Oak Canyon – Central District
(5.4 miles, elevation gain: 1200 ft. – waterfalls)
Northern Virginia
- Sky Meadows Loop – Sky Meadows State Park
(5.5 miles, elevation gain: 1100 ft. – gorgeous open meadow views) - South Valley Trail – Prince William Forest Park
(3.1 miles, elevation gain: none. – pretty stream and man-made lake)
West Virginia
- Allegheny Highlands Trail – Elkins, WV to Parsons, WV
(25 miles, bike ride, rolling terrain. – pretty rural scenery, passes some populated areas) - The Beall Trails – Canaan Valley, WV
(3.5 miles, elevation gain: 100 ft. – great place for birding) - Camp 70 Road – Davis, WV
(7 miles, bike ride, elevation gain: none. – follows the Blackwater River) - Canyon Rim Trail – Monongahela National Forest
(5 miles, elevation gain: 600 ft. – not as nice as described in the guide book) - Falls of Hills Creek – Monongahela National Forest
(1.8 miles, elevation gain: 600 ft. – falls were not accessible due to bridge collapse) - Fisher Springs Run – Rohrbaugh Plains (Dolly Sods) – Monongahela National Forest
(5.2 miles, elevation gain: 900 ft. – spectacular views, overnight backpacking trip) - Greenbrier River Trail – Cass to Marlinton
(24.3 miles, bike ride, elevation gain: none. – beautiful river scenery) - Seneca Rocks – Monongahela National Forest
(3 miles, elevation gain: 1000 ft. – breathtaking views) - Short and Scenic West Virginia Walks – includes Monongahela National Forest and Dolly Sods
- Snowshoeing in Canaan Valley, WV – includes Blackwater River Trail, Deer Run/Abe Run/Mill Run trails
(3 miles, elevation gain: none. – gorgeous snowy scenery) - Snowshoe Trek on the Middle Ridge Trail
(2.5 miles, elevation gain: 300 ft. – beautiful snow trek) - Thomas Reserve – Cowpasture – Cranberry Glades Loop – Monongahela National Forest
(9 miles, elevation gain: 200 ft. – lovely views and stream, old prison ruins)
