Virginia/West Virginia. Great North Mountain.
Below Rt. 59 and 691

Maps:

Software - Topo! Mid-Atlantic
PATC Map G
Nat. Geographic. Trails Illustrated map. #792 Massanutten & Great North Mtn, GWNF, VA/WV
George Washington National Forest, VA&WV, USDA FSM, AGO. 1989

Books:

Great North Mountain Trails. Ed. 1, PATC 2001
Tuscarora Trail: Southern Half (VA, WV). Ed. 3, PATC 1997
Circuit Hikes in VA, WV, MD, PA. Ed. 5, 1994. Ed. 6, PATC 2000
50 Hikes In West Virginia, from the Allegheny Mtns to the Ohio River, Leonard M. Adkins, 2005. Hike 3
50 Hikes in Northern VA – Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mtns to the Chesapeake Bay, 2d ed., Leonard M. Atkins, 2000. Hike 17, 18
Waterfalls of VA and WV – a Hiking and Photography Guide, Kevin Adams, 2001
Hiking Virginia’s National Forests, by Karin Wuertz-Schaefer. Ed. 7, 2001
WV Hiking Trails, Hiking the Mountain State, by Allen de Hart, 2d ed., 1997
The Trails of Virginia, Hiking the Old Dominion, 3d ed., Allen de Hart, 2003
Hike America: VA – an Atlas of VA’s Greatest Hiking Adventures, Bill and Mary Burnham, 2001

Notes:

Tuscarora Trail is always blazed Blue!
The maps and books listed above are for the whole Great North Mountain, not just for this page
The hikes are ordered by time

Hike 1. Laurel Run Trail - Rockcliff Lake

Club: Jack and William leading for the MWROP.

Date: 10/12/2002

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: LaurelRunTr_RockcliffLake_GPS20021012.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: LaurelRunTr_RockcliffLake_GPS20021012_tpo.gpx

Printable map: LaurelRunTr_RockcliffLake_GPS20021012Map1.GIF; LaurelRunTr_RockcliffLake_GPS20021012Map2.GIF

GPS TrackMaker Trace: LaurelRunTr_RockcliffLake_GPS20021012.gtm

Hike 2. Falls Ridge Trail - North Mountain Trail - Pipeline

Club: 1st my scouting, second - don't remember

Date: 11/28/2002; 01/04/2003

Parking: don't remember

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20021128.tpo; FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20030104.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20021128_tpo.gpx; FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20030104_tpo.gpx

Printable map: FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20021128Map.GIF; FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20030104Map.GIF

Description File: FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20021128.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20021128.gtm; FallsRidgeTr_NorthMtnTr_Pipeline_GPS20030104.gtm

Notes: My early attempts to make a good loop around the Great North Mountain South.

Warnings: pretty challenging. Notice that the gate is only opened for the hunting season. When it's closed, the hike is extended by a few boring miles.

Hike 3. Dellinger Gap - Falls Ridge Trail - Pipeline

Club: 1st and 2d - my scouting, 3d - Jack and William leading for WWROP

Date: 03/22/2003, 06/21/2003, 09/16/2006

Parking: next to private property

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20030322.tpo; DellingerGap_Pipeline_ExtendedRidgeTr_FallsRidgeTr_GPS20030621.tpo DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20060916IncompleteJThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20030322_tpo.gpx; DellingerGap_Pipeline_ExtendedRidgeTr_FallsRidgeTr_GPS20030621_tpo.gpx; DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20060916IncompleteJThorsen_tpo.gpx

Printable map: DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20030322Map.GIF; .DellingerGap_Pipeline_ExtendedRidgeTr_FallsRidgeTr_GPS20030621Map1.GIF; DellingerGap_Pipeline_ExtendedRidgeTr_FallsRidgeTr_GPS20030621Map2.GIF

Description File: DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20030322.doc; DellingerGap_Pipeline_ExtendedRidgeTr_FallsRidgeTr_GPS20030621.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: DellingerGap_FallsRidgeTr_Pipeline_GPS20030322.gtm; DellingerGap_Pipeline_ExtendedRidgeTr_FallsRidgeTr_GPS20030621.gtm

Notes: My early attempts to make a good loop around the Great North Mountain South.

Warnings: pretty challenging. Wading. As I now know, we didn't go on the right trail on the first stretch. The right trail starts a little further on the left facing the creek.

Hike 4. Laurel Road - Falls Ridge Trail - Pipeline