Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Human History of Shenandoah National Park 1
Natural History of Shenandoah National Park 3
Seasons and Weather 4
Fees and Permits 5
Be Prepared: Backcountry Safety and Hazards 5
Backcountry Essentials 10
Hiking with Children 11
Leave No Trace 12
Hiker's Checklist 13
How to Use This Guide 14
Hike Finder 16
Map Legend 20
North District (Skyline Mile 0.0 to 31.5) 21
1 Dickey Ridge Trail, Skyline Mile 0.05 24
2 Fox Hollow Trail, Skyline Mile 4.6 27
3 Snead Farm-Dickey .Ridge Trail Loop, Skyline .Mile 4.6 30
4 Lands Run Falls, Skyline Mile 9.2 33
Compton Gap Hikes (Skyline Mile 10.4) 36
5 Fort Windham Rocks-Indian Run Spring, Skyline Mile 10.4 37
6 Compton Peak, Skyline Mile 10.4 40
7 Mount Marshall Trail and Beyond, Skyline Mile 12.35 43
8 Keyser- Run Fire Road-Little Devils Stairs Lariat, Skyline Mile 19.4 48
9 Sugarloaf-Keyser Run Fire Road-Hogback Mountain Lariat, Skyline Mile 21.0 51
10 Traces Trail, Skyline Mile 22.2 55
11 Tuscarora-Overall Run Trail Loop, Skyline Mile 22.2 59
12 Thornton River, Skyline Mile 24.0 63
13 Knob Mountain-jeremys Run Lariat, Skyline Mile 24.0 66
14 Byrds Nest Summit and Byrds Nest Shelter No. 4, Skyline Mile 28.5 71
Central District (Skyline Mile 31.6 to 65.5) 75
15 Pine Hill Gap-Brand Hollow Loop, Skyline Mile 31.5 77
16 Old Rag, Skyline Mile 31.5 80
17 Marys Rock North, Skyline Mile 31.6 87
18 Marys Rock South, Skyline Mile 33.5 90
19 Buck Hollow-Buck Ridge Trail Loop, Skyline Mile 33.5 93
20 Hazel Falls and Cave, Skyline Mile 33.5 97
21 Corbin Cabin Cutoff-Nicholson Hollow-Appalachian Trail Loop, Skyline Mile 37.9 101
22 Stony Man Trail, Skyline Mile 41.7 105
22 A Little Stony Man Trail, Skyline Mile 35.9 108
23 Millers Head, Skyline Mile 42.5 110
24 Limberlost, Skyline Male 43.0 112
25 Cedar Rmi-Whiteoak Canyon Loop, Skyline Mile 45.6 116
26 Hawksbill Summit, Skyline Mile 45.6 122
27 Rose River, Skyline Mile 49.4 127
28 Dark Hollow Falls, Skyline Mile 50.7 130
29 Story of the Forest Trail, Skyline Mile 51.0 134
30 Big Meadows, Skyline Mile 51.0 139
31 Lewis Spring Falls Trail, Skyline Mile 51.2 142
32 Blackrock, Skyline Mile 51.2 146
33 Rapidan Camp-Laurel Prong-Hazeltop Loop, Skyline Mile 53.0 148
34 Bearfence Mountain, Skyline Mile 56.4 152
35 Lewis Mountain Trail, Skyline Mile 57.5 156
36 Pocosin Trail, Skyline Mile 59.5 158
37 Saddleback Mountain, Skyline Mile 62.8 161
38 South River Falls, Skyline Mile 62.8 164
South District (Skyline Mile 65.5 to 105.4) 169
39 Hightop Mountain Lariat, Skyline Mile 69.9 171
40 Powell Gap, Skyline Mile 70.0 175
41 Simmons Gap, Skyline Mile 73.2 178
42 Rocky Mount-Gap Run Lariat, Skyline Mile 76.2 181
43 Brown Mountain-Rocky Mountain Run Lariat, Skyline Mile 76.9 185
44 Ivy Creek, Skyline Mile 77.5 189
Loft Mountain and Other Hikes from the Loft Mountain Complex (Skyline Mile 79.5) 192
45 Loft Mountain Loop, Skyline Mile 79.5 194
46 Frazier Discovery Trail, Skyline Mile 79.5 198
47 Big Flat Mountain Loop, Skyline Mile 79.5 202
48 Big Run Loop, Skyline Mile 81.1 205
49 Doyles River Falls and Jones Run, Skyline Mile 81.1 208
50 Austin Mountain-Furnace Mountain Loop, Skyline Mile 83.0 211
51 Rockytop, Skyline Mile 83.0 215
52 Blackrock Summit, Skyline Mile 84.8 219
53 Trayfoot Mountain-Painc Run Loop, Skyline Mile 87.4 223
54 Moormans River, Skyline Mile 87.4 226
55 Riprap Trail, Skyline Mile 90.0 231
56 Turk Mountain, Skyline Mile 94.1 236
57 Jarman Gap to Beagle Gap, Skyline Mile 96.8 239
58 Bear Den Mountain, Skyline Mile 99.5 242
59 Calf Mountain, Skyline Mile 99.5 246
Appendix A For More Information 248
Appendix B Further Reading 251
Appendix C Where to Stay 252
Hike Index 254
About the Authors 255
