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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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Furnace Mountain & Blackrock Summit

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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Bear Church Rock via Bootens Gap

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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Twin Arches and Slave Falls Loop

Highlights: sandstone arches, waterfall, cliffs, forest, wildlife Distance:  14.1 mile loop Elevation change:  2,035 feet Difficulty level: Difficult Trailhead Parking: Twin Arches Road, Great South Fork National Recreation Area, Jamestown TN; see link below for more information.   Website: National Park Service Beer Pairings: Wiseacre Brewing Company, Tiny Bomb pilsner & Ananda IPA The Hike:

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