Shenandoah National Park
Old Rag Mountain
- Distance
- 9.4mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,482ft
- Time (agency)
- ~6h30
Strenuous
- Scramble
- Ridgeline
Why goMile-long granite scramble.
Region explorer
Virginia is five different terrains
Move west to east and the ground changes from spruce balds to boardwalk. Pick a band to see what its trails are actually like, measured from the records.
The ground
Blue Ridge
The first true mountains: summits, rock scrambles, and waterfall hollows along Skyline Drive and the Parkway.
Median distance
2.9 mi
Biggest climb
2,482 ft
Firm surface
0%
Shaded
71%
Agency difficulty mix
- Easy ×1
- Moderate ×3
- Hard ×1
- Strenuous ×2
Regions in this band
- Shenandoah National Park4 trailsOver 500 miles of trail along Skyline Drive — waterfalls, rock scrambles, and classic Blue Ridge summits.
- Charlottesville & the Blue Ridge2 trailsBlue Ridge Parkway overlooks, waterfall hikes, and the southern gateway to Shenandoah.
- Appalachian Trail Corridor1 trailsAbout 550 miles of the Appalachian Trail — more than any other state — from Damascus to Harpers Ferry.
Pins coloured by agency difficulty; open a pin for the name.
Typical of the band
Three Blue Ridge trails
Shenandoah National Park
Whiteoak Canyon
- Distance
- 4.6mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,656ft
- Time (agency)
- ~4h
Moderate
- Rocky
- Shaded
- Waterfall
Why goStacked waterfalls.
Charlottesville & the Blue Ridge
Crabtree Falls
- Distance
- 2.7mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,069ft
- Time (agency)
- ~2h45
Moderate
- Rocky
- Shaded
- Waterfall
Why goMultiple cascade overlooks.