Day and Overnight Hikes in Shenandoah National Park
- Book Review,
by Johnny Molloy
Book Description
Shenandoah National Park--a scenic mountain haven with panoramic views of the Blue Ridge and surrounding Shenandoah Valley. Within close proximity to the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area, this nearly 200,000-acre park contains a wealth of cultural and natural sites, all waiting to be explored. This updated edition of Day and Overnight Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, with a new cover and text design, guides readers to these wonderful treasures hidden in over 500 miles of trails. Johnny Molloy shares his secrets about the most beautiful, most solitary, and most popular trails in the park.
Including nine new hikes, each profile includes a trail summary that rates the difficulty, solitude, and scenery of each hike, while outlining significant sites along the way. In addition to a detailed trail description, you will find a map, trail profile graph, and directions to the trailhead. With over 40 hikes of varying length and difficulty, Day and Overnight Hikes has a hike suitable for everyone.
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Leave your cherished automobile and the drone of traffic on Skyline Drive behind and discover the true essence of scenic Shenandoah National Park by foot. You'll find white quartz outcrop, tumbling streams teeming with trout, fascinating views of te Blue Ridge, and many other natural wonders in this nearly 200,000-acre park.
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Leave your cherished automobile and the drone of traffic on Skyline Drive behind and discover the true essence of scenic Shenandoah National Park by foot. You'll find white quartz outcrops, tumbling streams teeming with trout, fascinating views of the Blue Ridge, and many other natural wonders in this nearly 200,000-acre park.
Author Johnny Molloy will help you free both your mind and body by introducing you to more than 30 day hikes and 10 overnight hikes in the park. Some classic hikes, such as Hawksbill and Whiteoak Canyon, are included, but most hikes will steer you off the beaten path where you'll find more solitude and infrequently visited sights.
Each trail description offers commentary on what to expect along the way and rates each hike for: scenery, trail condition, difficulty, solitude, accessibility for children.
Easily carried in your pocket, this book provides directions to over 40 of the best day and overnight hikes in Shenandoah National Park. The exceptional beauty and peace of mind found on these hikes just can't be experienced from a climate-controlled automobile!
About the Author
Born in Tennessee, Johnny Molloy moved to Knoxville in 1980 to attend the University of Tennessee. The lure of nearby Smoky Mountain National Park was too hard to resist. In spite of a disastrous first camping trip, Molloy developed a life-long passion for the outdoors, which he continues today, 15 years and 1,300 nights later. He is the author of several hiking and tent camping guides to the Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee areas and lives in Nashville.
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This loop takes you along the crest of the Blue Ridge into the upper Moormans River watershed and back around to the high country. Ply the AT and savor some views before entering the North Fork Moormans River valley where effects of a 1995 flood still show. Camp in the vicinity of Big Branch Falls before heading to South Fork Moormans River valley, where deep pools and waterfalls await. Next day, camp in the upper part of the valley before rejoining the AT and cruising the high country on the park s rocky spine. Travel distances are divided fairly evenly, but your last day is the longest when your pack will be lightest. In late spring and summer, bring a fishing rod and swimming trunks. Be apprised that this trip entails several crossings of the above rivers. If the water is high, save this loop for another time.
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