Highlights: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, bald summits, great views, wildlife, history, birdwatching Distance: 9.7 miles, out and back Elevation change: 1,639 feet Difficulty level: Difficult Trailhead Parking: Purchase Knob trailhead, Hemphill Road/Purchase Road, Haywood County, NC; park at National Park gate. Website: Purchase Knob and AllTrails Beer Pairings: Frog Level Brewery—Dragonfly Session IPA & […]
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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Highlights: Views, wildlife, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 2.2 mile out and back Elevation change: 690 feet Difficulty level: Easy Trailhead Parking: Turk Gap Parking Area, Skyline Drive mile 94.1 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Wild Wolf Brewery, Primal Instinct IPA & Nelsonite brown ale The Hike: This is a fun, easy hike with great
Highlights: Shenandoah National Park, wilderness views, wildflowers Distance: 9.4 mile out and back Elevation change: 1,800 feet Difficulty level: Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Skyline Drive, mile 55.1, Bootens Gap parking area Website: Virginia Trail Guide Beer Pairings: Cave Hill Farms Brewery: Full Mane IPA & Hoppy Gator IPA The Hike: We were looking for a longer
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The Hike: We really enjoyed this hike. It has great views of two waterfalls and is located in one of Park’s federally designated Wilderness areas. The trailhead is located near Skyline Drive. An information sign has a map and trail details. This is a loop hike, so you can go in either direction. We chose
Rose River Falls Loop Trail Read More »
Highlights: Waterfalls, mountains, Shenandoah National Park, stream crossings Distance: 5.5 mile loop Elevation change: 1,490 feet Difficulty level: Strenuous Trailhead Parking: US 211 north of Sperryville, left on route 622 (Gidbrown Hollow Road) and then left on route 614 (Keyser Run Road). At the end of route 614 there is a small parking lot. The
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Highlights: Waterfalls, mountains, Shenandoah National Park, stream crossings Distance: 7.3 mile loop (many sources, including our GPS, show this hike to be about 9 miles) Elevation change: 2,743 feet Difficulty level: Very Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Boundary Trailhead on route 600 near Syria (see link below) or Skyline Drive mile 45.6 Website: National Park Service Beer
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Highlights: Rocky summit, panoramic views, fall foliage, Appalachian Trail Distance: 5.8 mile out and back Elevation change: 1,200 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: State Route 828 (Meadows Lane) near Tyro, Virginia Website: AllTrails and US Forest Service Beer Pairings: Seven Sisters Brewery, Mary old ale & Maggie imperial IPA The Hike: In the old days
