Highlights: Waterfalls, wildflowers, rock formations, wildlife, views Distance: 4.7 mile loop Elevation change: 383 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Great Falls Park Visitor Center, Dominion Drive, Great Falls VA; park fee required Website: Great Falls Park Beer Pairings: Lake Anne Brew House—Reston Red Ale & Live-Work-Play IPA The Hike: The Great Falls of the […]
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Highlights: Waterfalls, wildflowers, stream crossings, Appalachian Trail, rock formations, wildlife, views, swimming hole Distance: 9.8 mile loop Elevation change: 2,365 feet Difficulty level: Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Riprap parking area, Skyline Drive mile 90, park fee required Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Basic City Brewing—Our Daily Pils & Tropicos #008 IPA The Hike: This hike
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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: Swiss Alps, amazing views Distance: 4.1 miles one way, requires train connections Elevation change: 1,100 feet mostly downhill Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead: Wengen-Männlichen lift station Website: My Swiss Alps and part 2 Beer Pairings: Feldschlösschen—Original Lager The Hike: Several of our recent posts were for some of our favorite hikes in the American southwest.
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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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Highlights: Waterfalls, great views, wildlife, wildflowers Distance: 5.4 mile loop Elevation change: 1,476 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Mathews Arm Campground registration parking area, Skyline Drive mile 22.2 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Shotwell Run Brewery—Centennial 5 Cent IPA & Penny Porter The Hike: Overall Run Falls is the highest waterfall in Shenandoah
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: 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: Waterfall, cave, Shenandoah National Park Distance: 5.6 miles out and back Elevation change: 1,050 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Meadow Spring Parking Area, Skyline Drive mile 33.5 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Reason Beer—Perpetual Bloom IPA & Reasonable session IPA The Hike: This hike is a Shenandoah undiscovered gem. Most people go
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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