Trails in Northern Virginia

Appalachian Trail – Harpers Ferry to Bears Den Rocks
(20.5 miles, elevation gain: 3882 ft; views and camping at Blackburn Trail Center)
Appalachian Trail – Ashby Gap to Bears Den Rocks
(13.5 miles, elevation gain: 3200 ft, some views, two shelters)
Appalachian Trail – Ashby Gap to Front Royal
(21.2 miles, elevation gain: 3717 ft, passes through Sky Meadows)
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)