Hiking with Kids Virginia: 52 Great Hikes for Families

by Erin Gifford

Overview

DREAM IT Hiking with Kids Virginia: 52 Great Hikes for Families features concise descriptions and detailed maps for 50+ easy-to-follow hikes in Virginia that allow families to spend time together in nature.

PLAN IT Hiking with Kids Virginia: 52 Great Hikes for Families provides tips, advice and information needed to plan a winning day hike:

• Diverse and engaging kid-friendly hikes all across the state

• Full-color photos and maps, detailed trail descriptions, and trailhead GPS

• Time-saving hike overviews and details on distance, difficulty, terrain and fun facts

DO IT Virginia is home to tumbling falls, scenic vistas, geological wonders, tidal marshes and majestic mountains, and this guide describes many family-friendly hikes across the state that allow children to fall in love with the outdoors.

• Find hikes that engage children with water features, rock scrambles and native wildlife

• Experience diverse terrain that challenges, rewards, and leaves children wanting more

• Take it all in, whether savoring a colorful sunset or splashing in a swimming hole

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493060016
Publisher:	Globe Pequot
Publication date:	04/15/2022
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Erin Gifford is a hiker, a writer, and a mother of four children. She enjoys road trips, national parks, backpacking, and running half-marathons. Find her at www.eringifford.com.

Table of Contents

Central Virginia

1. Beaver Lake Trail, Chesterfield

2. Belle Isle Trail, Richmond

3. Crabtree Falls Trail, Staunton

4. Dripping Rock South, Waynesboro

5. Humpback Rocks, Waynesboro

6. Paul’s Creek Trail, Waynesboro

7. Texas Beach, Richmond

8. White Rock Falls, Waynesboro

Coastal Virginia

9. Bald Cypress Trail, Virginia Beach

10. Belle Isle State Park Loop, Warsaw

11. Windsor Castle Park Trail, Smithfield

12. Woodstock Pond–Mattaponi Loop, Williamsburg

Northern Virginia

13. Bay View Trail, Lorton

14. Bears Den Overlook, Bluemont

15. Birch Bluff–Laurel Loop Trail, Dumfries

16. Bull Run Occoquan Trail, Clifton

17. First Battle of Manassas Trail, Manassas

18. Riverbend Park to Great Falls Park Overlook, Great Falls

Shenandoah Valley

19. Bearfence Mountain Scramble, Stanardsville

20. Buzzard Rock Overlook, Front Royal

21. Calvary and Chimney Rocks, Sperryville/Luray

22. Cedar Creek Trail, Natural Bridge

23. Compton Gap, Front Royal

24. Cottonwood Trail to Wildcat Ledge, Front Royal

25. Crescent Rock Overlook, Sperryville/Luray

26. Hawksbill Summit, Sperryville/Luray

27. Hidden Rocks Trail, Harrisonburg

28. Little Stony Man Cliffs and Stony Man, Sperryville/Luray

29. Loft Mountain Loop, Crozet

30. Lower White Oak Falls, Sperryville

31. Mary’s Rock, Sperryville/Luray

32. Millers Head Trail, Sperryville/Luray

33. Rose River Falls, Sperryville/Luray

34. Upper Shamokin Falls, Waynesboro

35. Woodstock Tower, Woodstock

Southwest Virginia

36. Big Cedar Creek Falls, Lebanon

37. Black Ridge Trail, Floyd

38. Breaks Interstate Park Loop, Pikeville/Kentucky

39. Cascades Falls Trail, Pembroke

40. Devil’s Bathtub, Duffield

41. High Rocks Trail, Wytheville

42. Little Mountain Falls, Martinsville

43. Tri-State Peak, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee

44. Wilburn Ridge, Marion

Virginia Mountains

45. Apple Orchard Falls Trail, Buchanan

46. Bent Mountain Falls, Roanoke

47. Roaring Run Falls, Clifton Forge/Fincastle

48. Sawtooth Ridge, Salem

49. Star Trail, Roanoke

50. Stiles Falls, Christiansburg

51. Tobacco House Ridge Trail, Clifton Forge

52. Turtle Island Trail, Lynchburg