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Highland County Virginia
Horse Trails
Shenandoah
Mountain Trail
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Located within George
Washington and Jefferson National Forests, 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 ride.
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Directions:
From Staunton Virginia, 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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