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Brown’s Gap Falls Loop

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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The Narrows, Zion National Park

Highlights: River hike, rock formations, amazing views Distance: up to 9.4 miles out and back Elevation change: up to 334 feet Difficulty level: Moderate to strenuous Trailhead Parking: Temple of Sinawava, park shuttle stop # 9 Website: Zion National Park Beer Pairings: Zion Brewery—Zion Pale Ale & Canyon Lager The Hike: We recently posted a

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Rapidan Camp Loop

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,

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John Rock Loop

Highlights: Sweeping vistas from granite summit, wildflowers Distance: 5.6 mile out-and-back Elevation change: 1,100 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: From US 276 turn onto FS Road 475, turn left at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education; trail head at end of parking lot on the left. Website: US Forest Service Beer Pairings: Ecusta Brewing

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Chippokes Plantation

Highlights: James River, wildlife, plantation Distance: 5.6 miles out and back Elevation change: 160 feet Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead Parking: Chippokes State Park Visitor Center, 695 Chippokes Park Rd., Surry, VA Website: Chippokes State Park Beer Pairings: Billsburg Brewery Brewery—Irish Exit stout & Supafly double IPA The Hike: Chippokes is one of our favorite Virginia

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Mariners’ Museum Noland Trail

Highlights: Lake and river views, Mariners’ Museum Distance: 5.6 mile loop Elevation change: 272 feet Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead Parking: Mariners’ Museum & Park, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News VA Website: Mariners’ Museum Beer Pairings: Tradition Brewing—IPA Batch # 5 &  Tradizione pilsner The Hike: This very popular hike circumnavigates Maury Lake. The park and

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Natural Bridge & Cedar Creek Trail

Highlights: Natural bridge, waterfall Distance: 2 miles out and back Elevation change: 387 feet Difficulty level: Easy Trailhead Parking: Visitor Center, 6477 South Lee Highway, Natural Bridge, VA Website: Natural Bridge State Park  Beer Pairings: Great Valley Farm Brewery—IPA & Coffee Stout The Hike: This easy hike is more of a stroll through the woods

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Loft Wayside to Ivy Creek

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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Big Branch Falls via Moorman’s River Trail

Highlights: Waterfall, stream crossing, wildlife, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 7.0 miles out and back Elevation change: 1,150 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Blackrock Gap parking area, Skyline Drive mile 87.4 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Center of the Universe Brewery—Pocahoptas IPA & Slingshot Kölsch The Hike: This hike is a great way to

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Corbin Cabin-Nicholson Hollow Loop

Highlights: Cabins, river, Appalachian Trail, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 4.2 mile out and back Elevation change: 1,050 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Skyline Drive mile 37.9 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Brothers Craft Brewing—Great Outdoors Virginia pale ale & Elementary porter The Hike: This hike offers a glimpse into life in this region

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