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Highland County Virginia Hiking Trails
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Shenandoah Mountain Trail
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George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Length: 23.7 miles
The Shenandoah Mountain Trail is a 23.7-mile remote, backcountry trail
which winds through the ridges of the Shenandoah Mountain Range. The
trail, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, features
excellent views of the Deerfield Valley to the east and the Cowpasture
River Valley to the west. The Shenandoah Mountain Trail intersects several
"old woods" roads and other trails to provide shorter loop opportunities
or add variety to the hike.
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Directions:
From Staunton, take US 250 west to the junction with FDR 396 (about 7
miles past the turn-off to Braley Pond and about .2 miles before the
Confederate Breastworks. The trail sign for Shenandoah Mountain Trail
South is at the gate on FDR 396 on the south side of US 250. Access
Shenandoah Mountain Trail heading north from the Confederate Breastworks
loop trail.
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Located on US 250 about 2.0 miles East of Head Waters, VA. In Ramsey’s
Draft Wilderness.
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