Shenandoah National Park
Old Rag Mountain
- Distance
- 9.4mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,482ft
- Time (agency)
- ~6h30
Strenuous
- Scramble
- Ridgeline
Why goMile-long granite scramble.
Blue Ridge · region
Shenandoah National Park
Over 500 miles of trail along Skyline Drive — waterfalls, rock scrambles, and classic Blue Ridge summits.
Shenandoah National Park packs an enormous range of difficulty into a narrow ridge. You can walk fifteen minutes to a summit view at Stony Man or commit to a full day on Old Rag's scramble. Trailheads are numbered by Skyline Drive milepost, which makes planning unusually simple once you know the system.
- Trails
- 4
- Climb range
- 340–2,482 ft
- Distance range
- 1.6–9.4 mi
- Shaded · firm
- 75% · 0%
4 trails in Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Whiteoak Canyon
- Distance
- 4.6mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,656ft
- Time (agency)
- ~4h
Moderate
- Rocky
- Shaded
- Waterfall
Why goStacked waterfalls.
Shenandoah National Park
Stony Man
- Distance
- 1.6mi
- Elevation gain
- 340ft
- Time (agency)
- ~1h23
EasyNo line on file
- Rocky
- Shaded
- Ridgeline
Why goBig view for little effort.
Shenandoah National Park
Hawksbill Summit
- Distance
- 2.9mi
- Elevation gain
- 860ft
- Time (agency)
- ~2h
ModerateNo line on file
- Rocky
- Shaded
- Ridgeline
Why goHighest point in the park.
Seasons here
Skyline Drive can close for ice and snow in winter. Waterfalls run best in spring; October weekends are the busiest days of the year and parking fills early.
General seasonal character, not a live report.
Terrain band
Blue Ridge
The first true mountains: summits, rock scrambles, and waterfall hollows along Skyline Drive and the Parkway.
Compare bandsTowns and access
- Luray
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