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Distance:
2.0 Miles / 3.2 km
Type:
One-Way
Difficulty:
Moderate
Time to Hike:
1 hour
Features:
Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Shenandoah National Park
Town:
Stanardsville, Virginia
Directions:
38.381155, -78.516985
Added:
April 29, 2017
Updated:
January 31, 2019
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804 '

Total Change
827 '

Ascent
91 '

Descent

This trail starts at the South River Falls overlook and ends at the parking lot and is 2 miles one-way. It's a less steep trail than the out-and-back South River Falls Trail, but it's slightly longer and serves as the perfect trail to turn a South River Falls trip into a loop.

This GPS data follows the yellow blazes until this trail meets up with the AT and then we shot down the AT back to parking.

Remember to bring lots of water. The trail is ~1.5 miles from the overlook to the AT intersection and then about 0.4 miles from the intersection back to parking. This GPS data also includes a tiny portion of the South River Falls Trail too.

This trail has a waterfall at the end of it (i.e. South River Falls).

Explore 4 trails near Stanardsville, VA
  1. Parking

    38.381155, -78.516985
  2. Main Trailhead

    38.379512, -78.499584
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Hazards

Ticks - Lyme Disease More Info (CDC)

Season

Spring

Blaze Color

Yellow

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2.0 miles / 3.2 km
Trail added
April 29, 2017
Hiked on
April 29, 2017
Updated on
January 31, 2019
2.0 miles / 3.2 km
April 30, 2017
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