Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
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 52
10 Traces Trail, Skyline Mile 22.2 56
11 Tuscarora-Overall Run Trail Loop, Skyline Mile 22.2 60
12 Thornton River, Skyline Mile 24.0 64
13 Knob Mountain-Jeremys Run Lariat, Skyline Mile 24.0 67
14 Byrds Nest Summit and Byrds Nest Shelter No. 4, Skyline Mile 28.5 72
Central District (Skyline Mile 31.6 to 65.5) 76
15 Pine Hill Gap-Broad Hollow Loop, Skyline Mile 31.5 78
16 Old Rag, Skyline Mile 31.5 81
17 Marys Rock North, Skyline MILE 31.6 89
18 Marys Rock Sooth, Skyline Mile 33.5 93
19 Buck Hollow-Buck Ridge Trail Loop, Skyline Mile 33.5 96
20 Hazel Falls and Cave, Skyline Mile 33.5 100
21 Corbin Cabin Cutoff-Nicholson Hollow-Applachian Trail Loop, Skyline Mile 37.9 104
22 Stony Man Trail, Skyline Mile 41.7 108
22-A Little Stony Man Trail, Skyline Mile 39.5 111
23 Millers Head, Skyline Mile 42.5 114
24 Limberlost, Skyline Mile 43.0 116
25 Cedar Run-Whiteoak Canyon Loop, Skyline Mile 45.6 120
26 Hawksbill Summit, Skyline Mile 46.6 126
27 Rose River, Skyline Mile 49.4 131
28 Dark Hollow Falls, Skyline Mile 50.7 134
29 Story of the Forest Trail, Skyline Mile 51.0 140
30 Big Meadows, Skyline Mile 51.0 145
31 Lewis Spring Falls Trail, Skyline Mile 51.2 148
32 Blackrock, Skyline Mile 51.2 152
33 Rapidan Camp-Laurel Prong-Hazeltop Loop, Skyline Mile 53.0 155
34 Bearfence Mountain, Skyline Mile 56.4 159
35 Lewis Mountain Trail, Skyline Mile 57.5 163
36 Pocosin Trail, Skyline Mile 59.5 165
37 Saddleback Mountain, Skyline Mile 62.8 168
38 South River Falls, Skyline Mile 62.8 171
South District (Skyline Mile 65.5 to 105.4) 175
39 Hightop Mountain Lariat, Skyline Mile 69.9 177
40 Powell Gap, Skyline Mile 70.0 181
41 Simmons Gap, Skyline Mile 73.2 184
42 Rocky Mount-Gap Run Lariat, Skyline Mile 76.2 187
43 Brown Mountain-Rocky Mountain Run Lariat, Skyline Mile 76.9 191
44 Ivy Creek, Skyline Mile 77.5 195
Loft Mountain and Other Hikes from the Loft Mountain Complex (Skyline Mile 79.5) 198
45 Loft Mountain Loop, Skyline Mile 79.5 200
46 Frazier Discovery Trail, Skyline Mile 79.5 204
47 Big Flat Mountain Loop, Skyline Mile 79.5 208
48 Big Run Loop, Skyline Mile 81.1 211
49 Doyles River Falls and Jones Run, Skyline Mile 81.1 214
50 Austin Mountain-Furnace Mountain Loop, Skyline Mile 83.0 217
51 Rockytop, Skyline Mile 83.0 221
52 Blackrock Summit, Skyline Mile 84.8 225
53 Trayfoot Mountain-Paine Run Loop, Skyline Mile 87.4 229
54 Moormans River, Skyline Mile 87.4 232
55 Riprap Trail, Skyline Mile 90.0 237
56 Turk Mountain, Skyline Mile 94.1 242
57 Jarman Gap to Beagle Gap, Skyline Mile 96.8 245
58 Bear Den Mountain, Skyline Mile 99.5 248
59 Calf Mountain, Skyline Mile 99.5 252
Appendix A For More Information 254
Appendix B Further Reading 257
Appendix C Where to Stay 258
Hike Index 260
About the Authors 261
