Hikes · Virginia
Best hikes in Virginia.
Virginia hiking is Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge — the famous rock scramble up Old Rag, the Appalachian Trail’s most-photographed view at McAfee Knob, and waterfalls off Skyline Drive. It’s a three-season range with glorious fall color; the popular summits need an early start, and Old Rag now needs a ticket.
Boots on
11 hikes worth the detour.
Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.
the closest waterfall to Skyline Drive
Humpback Rocksa short, steep climb to a big Blue Ridge view
Apple Orchard Fallsa tall cascade off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Hawksbill Summit (Shenandoah)the highest peak in Shenandoah National Park
Crabtree Fallsa 1,200-foot waterfall hike reached via VA 56 from Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 27.2
South River Fallsa classic Shenandoah forest circuit to an overlook of an 83-foot waterfall, especially rewarding in spring
Sharp Top (Peaks of Otter)a rocky summit once thought to be Virginia’s highest
Devils Marbleyarda vast field of quartzite boulders to scramble
Dragon’s Toothrock scrambles to a spire of Tuscarora quartzite
McAfee Knobthe most-photographed spot on the Appalachian Trail
Old Rag (Shenandoah)a famous rock-scramble summit; day-use ticket
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Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Virginia guide.
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