Highlights: Views, Appalachian Trail, wildflowers Distance: 4.2 miles out and back Elevation Change: 1,284 feet Trail Surface: Dirt with several rocky sections Difficulty Level: Moderate (elevation) Trailhead Parking: Punchbowl Mountain Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway mile post 51.7 Website: AllTrails Beer Pairings: Heliotrope Brewery—Neahkahnie IPA & Quotidan Pils The Hike: Bluff Mountain is located on the […]
Highlights: Appalachian Trail shelter, Brown Mt. Creek, Pedlar Lake Distance: 10.3 miles miles out and back Elevation Change: 1,467 feet Trail Surface: Dirt with several rocky sections and stream crossings Difficulty Level: Strenuous (distance, elevation, multiple stream crossings) Trailhead Parking: Long Mountain Wayside, US route 60, 10 miles east of Buena Vista VA Website: AllTrails
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Highlights: Great views, rocky summit, rock scramble Distance: 3.3 miles out and back Elevation Change: 865 feet Trail Surface: Very rocky Difficulty Level: Moderate (rocky surface, rock scramble) Trailhead Parking: Wolf Gap Recreation Area, VA state route 675 Website: AllTrails Beer Pairings: Woodstock Brewhouse—North Fork Golden Ale & Beckford Parish Pale Ale The Hike: This
Highlights: Great views, rocky summit Distance: 4 miles out and back Elevation Change: 631 feet Trail Surface: Very rocky Difficulty Level: Easy/moderate (rocky surface) Trailhead Parking: Buzzard Rock Trailhead, 3094 Mountain Road, route 619, Lake Frederick VA Website: AllTrails Beer Pairings: PaveMint Smokin’ Taphouse—Lionshead Pilsner & Hazy Tides IPA The Hike: Buzzard Rock is located
Highlights: Great views, mountain pond, Massanutten ridge, fire ant mounds Distance: 8.5 miles out and back Elevation Change: 1,630 feet Trail Surface: Very rocky Difficulty Level: Strenuous (rocky surface, distance, and elevation gain) Trailhead Parking: Wildflower Trailhead at the site of the former Massanutten Visitor Center, US route 211, 5 miles east of New Market
Highlights: Panoramic views Distance: 4.5 miles out and back Elevation Change: 978 feet Trail Surface: Very rocky Difficulty Level: Moderate/strenuous (rocky surface and steep climb for initial .7 miles) Trailhead Parking: Wolf Gap Recreation Area, VA state route 675 Website: US Forest Service and AllTrails Beer Pairings: Woodstock Brewhouse—Seven Bender Pale Ale & Massanutten Stout
Highlights: AT shelter,streams, mountain views Distance: 6.7 mile loop Elevation change: 1,301 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/strenuous Trailhead Parking: Humpback Rocks Parking Area, Blue Ridge Parkway, mile post 6 Website: National Park Service and AllTrails Beer Pairings: Basic City 6th Lord IPA & Brother’s Skyline Falls IPA The Hike: This hike begins at the Humpback Rocks
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Highlights: Wildflowers, streams, mountain views Distance: 4.5 mile loop Elevation change: 1,263 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/strenuous Trailhead Parking: Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park, 6610 Blackwells Hollow Road, Crozet, VA Website: Albemarle County and AllTrails Beer Pairings: Skipping Rock Beer Co. Amber Lager & Bell’s Brewery Two Hearted Ale The Hike: This fun hike is
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Highlights: Birding, ocean views, wildlife Distance: 9.5 mile loop Elevation change: 35 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/strenuous Trailhead Parking: Visitor Contact Station, 4005 Sandpiper Road, Virginia Beach VA; park entry fee required Website: Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, AllTrails, and False Cape State Park Beer Pairings: Reaver Beach Brewing Co.—Hammerhead IPA & Soup of the Night
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Highlights: History, wildlife, wildflowers Distance: 3.6 mile loop Elevation change: 558 feet Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead Parking: Highland, 2050 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville Website: James Monroe Highland Beer Pairings: Decipher Brewing Co.—Scytale Stout & Broken Logic IPA The Hike: We have had several requests for shorter, easier hikes. This short hike travels to the top
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