Highlights: Waterfalls, wildflowers, stream crossings, Appalachian Trail Distance: 6.7 mile loop Elevation change: 1,370 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Brown’s Gap parking area, Skyline Drive mile 83, park entrance fee required Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Loft Mountain Wayside—White Oak Witbier & Limberlost Lager The Hike: This hike take you to three waterfalls […]
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Highlights: views, meadows, historic area, Appalachian Trail Distance: 7.3 mile loop Elevation change: 1,254 Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Visitor center parking area on state route 710, entrance fee required Website: Sky Meadows State Park Beer Pairings: Old Bust Head Brewing—Graffiti House IPA & Bust Head English-style Ale The Hike: Sky Meadows State Park has
Highlights: President Hoover’s fishing camp, waterfalls, Appalachian Trail Distance: 7.4 mile loop Elevation change: 1,300 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Milam Gap parking area, Skyline Drive mile post 52.8 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Basic City Brewing—Big Meadows IPA & Bearfence DIPA The Hike: This hike has a lot to like: history, scenery,
Highlights: Great views, peregrine falcons, wildflowers Distance: 2.9 mile loop Elevation change: 860 feet Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead Parking: Hawksbill Gap parking area, Skyline Drive mile post 45. Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Hawksbill Brewing Company—Hooray for Luray IPA & Shenandoah Sunrise Porter The Hike: At 4,050’ Hawksbill is the highest peak in Shenandoah
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Highlights: Hike-in lodge, wildflowers, AT southern terminus Distance: 8.8 mile out and back Elevation change: 1,565 feet Difficulty level: Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Amicaola State Park, Top of Falls parking area, park entrance fee required Website: Len Foote Hike Inn Beer Pairings: Terrapin Brewing—Hopsecutioner IPA & Golden Ale The Hike: There are several ways to reach
Highlights: Hike-in lodge, wildflowers, great views Distance: 4.9 miles one way Elevation change: 500 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Amicaola State Park, Top of Falls parking area, park entrance fee required Website: Len Foote Hike Inn Beer Pairings: Sweetwater Brewing—420 Extra Pale Ale & IPA The Hike: The Len Foote Hike Inn has been
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Highlights: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, bald summits, great views, wildlife Distance: 4.8 miles, out and back Elevation change: 1,490 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Difficult Trailhead Parking: Clingman’s Dome Visitor Center parking area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Website: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Beer Pairings: Boojum Brewery—Graveyard Fields porter and Gem & Juice IPA The
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Highlights: Shenandoah National Park, wilderness, stream crossings Distance: 6.0 mile loop Elevation change: 1,100 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Elkwallow Wayside Parking Area, Skyline Drive mile 24 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Bald Top Brewery—Springhouse Session IPA & Roasted Dry Irish Stout The Hike: Shenandoah National Park has many spectacular hikes. Most of
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Highlights: Great views, Appalachian Trail, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 7.2 miles out and back Elevation change: 1,130feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Loft Mountain Wayside parking area, Skyline Drive mile 79.5 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Three Notch’d Brewery—40 Mile IPA & No Veto brown ale The Hike: This hike begins at the north
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Highlights: Great views, rocky summit, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 6.8 miles out and back Elevation change: 1,369 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Blackrock Summit parking area, Skyline Drive mile 84.4 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Trapezium Brewery—Lucky 46 IPA & Lucky 25 American Brown The Hike: This hike packs in some great scenery
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