2/10/2024 0 Comments Map of skyline drive virginiaTrails include Fox Hollow, Snead Farm Loop, and Dickey Ridge. This is a Dickey Ridge trail map (50 kb), showing trails originating from the Dickey Ridge Visitor Center area. Otherwise, the free maps below should be sufficient, although they aren’t in color and don’t have topographic lines. It probably isn’t necessary for a quick day-hike, but it certainly comes in handy when doing overnight backpacking trips. If you’re looking for one Shenandoah trail map to cover the entire national park, then you might want to get the National Geographic Trails Illustrated map from Amazon. Click the image to view a full size JPG (40 kb) or download the PDF (500 kb). This is a detail map of Loft Mountain, showing the campground, trails, overlooks, visitor services, and Skyline Drive. Click the image to view a full size JPG (30 kb) download the PDF (500 kb). ![]() This is a detail map of Lewis Mountain, showing the campground, picnic area, cabins, and nearby Appalachian Trail. Click the image to view a full size JPG (50 kb) or download a PDF (650 kb). This is a detail map of Big Meadows, showing the campground, lodge, visitor center, and hiking trails (including the Appalachian Trail). Click the image to view a full size JPG (50 kb) or download the PDF (600 kb). This is a detail map of Skyland, showing overlooks, hiking trails (including Stony Man), and lodging. This is a detail map of Mathews Arm and Elkwallow showing the campground, viewpoints, trails, and picnic areas. Click the image to view a full size JPG (1 mb) or download the PDF (500 kb). I’ve provided it because I think it’s easier to read than the new version. This is the older official Shenandoah National Park map (pre-2013). You can find all of my advice for planning your road trip to Shenandoah National Park in this blog post here.The full park map is also available as a high-quality art poster print from the NPMaps Shenandoah store. If you’re planning to camp while visiting Skyline Drive, subscribe to my newsletter for a FREE camping checklist here. I recommend getting a map at one of the entrance stations and marking all of the overlooks you want to see.įor a list of all overlooks and their mile-markers, visit Skyline Drive Overlooks here. Other popular overlooks include Hogback, Baldface Mountain, Range View, and Shenandoah Valley Overlooks. ![]() And if you’ve hiked Old Rag, it’s amazing to see the mountain from the overlook and get the whole picture. ![]() While this doesn’t have the best view of the infamous rock scramble, it gives some perspective of what this epic summit is all about. And if you wait until dusk, you might see deer in the valley below the stone wall.Įven if you don’t tackle the infamous Old Rag hike, you have to stop at the Old Rag View Overlook at mile-marker 46.4 and see what all of the hype is about. This also offers stunning views of the valley at sunrise.įor an alternative to sunset at the Point Overlook, Hazeltop Ridge at mile-marker 54 also offers great views and an amazing sunset. If Bucks Hollow is too busy at sunrise, try Tunnel Parking Overlook, less than a mile north at mile-marker 32.2 by Mary’s Rock Tunnel. This overlook faces east and is located further north on Skyline Drive at mile-marker 32.8. We arrived a few minutes after the sun peaked over the mountain but the light over the valley here as the sun came up was breathtaking. Bucks Hollow is one of the best in the park for sunrise according to multiple sources.
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