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Bearfence Mountain
A short 1.4-mile hike with a real hand-and-foot rock scramble to a 360-degree summit view — one of the best view-to-effort ratios on Skyline Drive.
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Rose River Falls Loop
A 4.0-mile loop past a 67-foot waterfall — a real circuit with far less crowding than nearby Dark Hollow Falls.
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Old Rag Mountain
A 9.4-mile, very strenuous circuit to Old Rag's summit scramble — Virginia's most in-demand hike, and its most in-demand day-use ticket.
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Cedar Run–Whiteoak Circuit
An 8.1-mile, very strenuous waterfall circuit with nearly 2,800 feet of gain — widely considered the best waterfall hike in the park, and one of the hardest.
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Whiteoak Canyon — Lower Falls
An easy 2.0-mile round trip to a swimming-hole waterfall — the approachable side of Whiteoak Canyon, best visited on a weekday or in fall.
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Whiteoak Canyon — Upper Falls
A moderate 4.6-mile round trip to Whiteoak Canyon's 86-foot upper falls — the taller, more demanding half of the canyon.
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Marys Rock from Panorama
A 3.7-mile round trip to a wide view over Page Valley — the closest major Skyline Drive trailhead to Luray.
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Stony Man Trail
A 1.6-mile round-trip hike rated Easiest by the National Park Service.
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Hawksbill Summit Trail
A 1.7-mile moderate hike to the highest point in Shenandoah National Park.
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Dark Hollow Falls Trail
A short but steep 1.4-mile waterfall hike, rated Moderate.