| MilePost |
Description |
Length |
Rating |
| 5.9 |
Mountain Farm
Trail
Self-guiding, from Humpback Visitor Center to a reconstructed farmstead.
|
0.25 |
Easy |
| 6 |
Appalachian
Trail
Humpback Gap parking area to Humpback Mtn., elevation 365O feet.
The Appalachian Trail is a 2000 mile footpath from Mt.
Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mtn., Georgia. The Trail follows near the Skyline
Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway from Shenadoah National Park to near Roanoke,
VA. Several short sections of the AT can be hiked from the Parkway.
|
2 |
Strenuous |
| 8.4 |
Catoctin Loop
Trail
Leg stretcher. |
0.3 |
Moderate |
| 8.8 |
Greenstone
Trail
Self-guiding; Greenstone geology formation. Oak/Hickory forest. |
0.2 |
Moderate |
| 17.6 |
The Priest
View. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| 18.5 |
White
Rock Falls Trail Connection |
2.9 |
Moderate |
| 20 |
White Rock
Falls Trail
Follows stream to small falls. |
0.9 |
Moderate |
| 26.3 |
Big Spy
Mountain
View into Shenandoah Valley; good for sky watching. |
0.1 |
Moderate |
| 34.4 |
Yankee
Horse
To logging RR exhibit & small waterfall. |
0.2 |
Moderate |
| 38.8 |
Boston Knob
Leg stretcher. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| 47.5 |
Indian Gap
To Indian Rocks; good seasonal rhododendron display. |
0.3 |
Moderate |
| 55.2 |
White Oak
Flats Leg stretcher. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| 60.8 |
Otter Creek
Trail
Begin at Otter Creek Campground. |
3.5 |
Moderate |
| 63.1 |
Otter Lake
Trail
Around Otter Lake. |
0.8 |
Moderate |
| 63.6 |
James River
Trail
Self-guiding to canal locks. |
0.2 |
Easy |
| 63.6 |
Trail of
Trees Trail
Self-guiding to James River Overlook. |
0.5 |
Moderate |
| 74.7 |
Thunder Ridge
Trail
Leg stretcher loop to view of Arnold Valley. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| 78.4 |
Apple
Orchard Falls Trail
Sunset Field Overlook to view of Apple Orchard Falls; National Recreation
Trail. |
1.2 |
Strenuous |
| 79.7 |
Onion
Mountain Loop Trail
Leg stretcher through Appalachian deciduous forest with rhododendron
display. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| 83.1 |
Fallingwater Cascades Trail
National Recreation Trail, loop to view of cascades. |
1.6 |
Moderate |
| 83.5 |
Flat Top Trail
Leads to highest (4001 ft.) of three prominent peaks in area. |
4.4 |
Strenuous |
| 83.5 |
Cross Rock
Trail
Spur off Flat Top Trail; unique geological features. |
0.1 |
Moderate |
| 85.7 |
Abbott Lake
Trail
Loop around Abbott Lake. |
1 |
Easy |
| 85.9 |
Elk Run Trail
Self-guiding loop nature trail from Visitor Center. |
0.8 |
Easy |
| 85.9 |
Johnson Farm
Loop Trail
Loop to restored farm. |
2.1 |
Moderate |
| 85.9 |
Harkening
Hill Trail
Elevation~3OO feet; begin at Peaks Visitor Center. |
3.3 |
Moderate |
| 85.9 |
Balance
Rock
Spur trail off Harkening Hill Trail; unique geological formations. |
0.1 |
Moderate |
| 86 |
Sharp Top
Trail
From camp store to summit of Sharp Top Mtn.; elevation 387S feet; 360-degree
panoramic view. |
1.6 |
Strenuous |
| 86 |
Sharp Top
Summit Loop Trail
Loop; accessible by bus seasonally. |
0.5 |
Strenuous |
| 91 |
Appalachian Trail
VA 695 to Sharp Top Mtn. Overlook. |
1.9 |
Moderate |
| 92.5 |
Appalachian Trail
Sharp Top Mtn. Overlook to Harvey's Knob Overlook. |
2.9 |
Moderate |
| 95.4 |
Appalachian Trail
Harvey's Knob Ovelook to Montvale Overlook. |
0.6 |
Moderate |
| 95.9 |
Appalachian Trail
Montvale Overlook to Taylor's Mountain Overlook. |
1 |
Moderate |
| 96 |
Spec Mine Trail
USFS Trail begins near Montvale Overlook, to State Rt. 645 in Botetourt
County. |
2.8 |
Strenuous |
| 97 |
Appalachian Trail
Taylor's Mtn. Overlook to Blackhorse Gap. |
0.8 |
Moderate |
| 110.6 |
Stewarts Knob
Trail
View. |
0.05 |
Easy |
| 114.9 |
Roanoke River
Trail
Self-guiding river loop. |
0.35 |
Easy |
| 120.4 |
Roanoke
Mountain Summit Trail View. |
0.11 |
Moderate |
| 120.5 |
Chestnut Ridge
Trail
Adjacent to Roanoke Mtn. campground. |
1.75 |
Moderate |
| 121.4 |
Roanoke
Valley Horse Trail
Begins at U.S. Hwy 220 and parallels Parkway to Milepost 110.6. |
18.5 |
Moderate |
| 123.2 |
Buck Mountain
Trail
To summit view. |
0.53 |
Moderate |
| 154.5 |
Smart View
Loop Trail
Around picnic area. |
2.6 |
Moderate |
| 167.1 |
Rock
Castle Gorge Trail
Loop from campground along ridge, over Rocky Knob and into gorge for 7-mile
return to campground. |
10.8 |
Strenuous |
| 167.1 |
Hardwood Cove
Self-Guiding Nature Trail
Part of Rock Castle Loop. |
0.8 |
Moderate |
| 169 |
Black Ridge
Trail
Rocky Knob Visitor Center to Black Ridge to Grassy Knoll and back to Visitor
Center. |
3.1 |
Moderate |
| 169 |
Rocky Knob
Picnic Loop Trail
Leg stretcher around picnic area. |
1 |
Easy |
| 176.2 |
Mabry Mill
Trail
To Mill, log cabin, other outdoor exhibits. |
0.5 |
Easy |
| 179.2 |
Round Meadow
Creek Loop Trail
Walk through a stream bottom forest. |
0.5 |
Moderate |
