Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park

by Robert C. Gildart, Jane Gildart

Overview

Discover the best hikes for a day in Shenandoah National Park! From epic views to wondrous waterfalls, Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park guides readers to the park's best trails. Complete with information on trail surfaces, miles and directions, gps coordinates and detailed trail maps, this book has all you need to hit the trail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493062263
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Bert and Jane Gildart are hikers, writers, and photographers who specialize in outdoor recreation. They are the authors of Hiking Shenandoah National Park and Shenandoah National Park Pocket Guide (both FalconGuides).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction 1

Getting There 2

What Is a "Best Easy" Hike? 3

Ranking the Hikes 4

Leave No Trace 5

About the Maps 7

Map Legend 8

North District

1 Fox Hollow Trail, Skyline Drive Mile 4.6 11

2 Snead Farm, Skyline Drive Mile 5.1 14

3 Lands Run Falls, Skyline Drive Mile 9.2 18

4 Fort Windham Rocks, Skyline Drive Mile 10.4 21

5 Traces Trail, Skyline Drive Mile 22.2 24

6 Byrds Nest Summit and Byrds Nest Shelter No. 4, Skyline Drive Mile 28.5 27

Central District

7 Marys Rock North, Skyline Drive Mile 31.6 32

8 Marys Rock South, Skyline Drive Mile 33.5 36

9 Corbin Cabin Cutoff / Nicholson Hollow / AT Loop, Skyline Drive Mile 37.9 39

10 Stony Man Trail, Skyline Drive Mile 41.7 43

10A Little Stony Man, Skyline Drive 39.5 46

11 Millers Head, Skyline Drive Mile 42.5 48

12 Limberlost, Skyline Drive Mile 43.0 51

13 Hawksbill Summit, Skyline Drive Mile 45.6 55

14 Whiteoak Canyon, Skyline Drive Mile 31.5 59

15 Dark Hollow Falls, Skyline Drive Mile 50.7 62

16 Story of the Forest Trail, Skyline Drive Mile 51.0 65

17 Lewis Spring Falls, Skyline Drive Mile 51.2 68

18 Rapidan Camp, Skyline Drive Mile 52.8 72

19 Bearfence Mountain, Skyline Drive Mile 56.4 75

20 Pocosin Trail, Skyline Drive Mile 59.5 79

21 South River Falls, Skyline Drive Mile 62.8 83

South District

22 Powell Gap, Skyline Drive Mile 70.0 89

23 Ivy Creek, Skyline Drive Mile 77.5 92

24 Loft Mountain Loop, Skyline Drive Mile 79.5 95

25 Blackrock Summit, Skyline Drive Mile 84.8 98

26 Calvary and Chimney Rocks, Skyline Drive Mile 90.0 101

27 Calf Mountain, Skyline Drive Mile 99.5 104

About the Authors 107