Virginia. Shenandoah
National Park. Central Section
02. Hughes River
to Old Rag Fire Road
Maps:
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Software - Topo! Mid-Atlantic
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PATC Map 9, 10, 11
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Shenandoah, Official Map and Guide, NPS, free (good for finding campgrounds and to see the general layout of the park)
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Nat. Geographic. Trails Illustrated map. #228 Shenandoah National Park, VA
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USGS 1:62,500 maps: USGS Shenandoah North, Middle, South: 1: 62,500
Books:
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Circuit Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, Ed. 14, 1996
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Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park with Side Trails, PATC. Ed. 12, 1999 (sometimes includes PATC Maps 9, 10, 11)
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Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park, 1997
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Hike America: VA – an Atlas of VA’s Greatest Hiking Adventures, Bill and Mary Burnham, 2001
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75 Hikes in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, 2d ed, Russ Manning
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50 Hikes in Northern VA – Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mtns to the Chesapeake Bay, 2d ed., Leonard M. Atkins, 2000
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Cabins, PATC, 2004
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The Trails of Virginia, Hiking the Old Dominion, 3d ed., Allen de Hart, 2003
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Waterfalls of VA and WV – a Hiking and Photography Guide, Kevin Adams, 2001
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Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park, 1997
Historical books:
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Shenandoah Secrets. The Story of the Park’s Hidden Past. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1991
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Shenandoah Vestiges. What Mtn. People Left Behind. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1980
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Shenahdoah Heritage. The Story of the People Before the Park. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1978, reprint 2000
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Memories of a Lewis Mtn. Man. John W. Stoneberger. PATC 1993
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The Dean Mtn. Story. Gloria Dean. PATC 1982
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Lost Trails and Forgotten People. PATC 1981. Ed. 3, 2004
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Skyland. The Heart of the Shenandoah National Park, George Freeman Pollock, 1960
Notes: Appalachian Trail (AT) is always blazed White!
In the Shenandoah Nat. Park Blue blazed trails are for hikers only, and Yellow are shared between horse riders and hikers
The maps and books listed above are for the whole park, not just for this page
Hikes in this section are organized North to South and then by date
Hike 1. Skyland Fire Road
Club: Jack's trace
Date: 01/13/2007
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SkylandFireRoad_GPS20070113JThorsen.tpo
Notes: this hike can be interesting for people who want to explore the pre-park natural history
Hike 2. Nicholson Hollow Trail - Corbin Mountain Trail - Indian Run Trail - Catlett Mountain Trail
Club: Shelley's trace
Date: 02/28/2004
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: NicholsonHollowTr_CorbinMtnTr_IndianRunTr_CatlettMtnTr_GPS20040228SBurns.tpo
Notes: one of many Hazel Country hikes
Hike 3. Nicholson Hollow Trail - Corbin Mountain Trail - AT - Corbin Cabin Cutoff Trail
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers
Date: 08/24/2003
Parking: don't know
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: NicholsonHollowTr_CorbinMtnTr_AT_CorbinCabinCutoffTr_GPS20030824CNolen.tpo
Notes: one of many Hazel Country hikes
Hike 4. Nicholson Hollow Trail - Corbin Mountain Trail - AT
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers
Date: 01/18/2005
Parking: don't know
Notes: one of many Hazel Country hikes
Hike 5. Robertson Mountain - AT - Stony Man - Nicholson Hollow Trail
Club: Paul Fofanoff leading for AMC-DC; my scouting
Date: 04/09/2006; 08/16/2008
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20060409.tpo; RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816.tpo
Description File: RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816.gtm
Garmin MapSource Trace: RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20060409.gdb; RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816.gdb
Universal GPS Format: RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816.gpx; RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816gtm.gpx
Notes: Robertson mountain trail is very steep. Stony man is a very good overlook. Corbin Cabin is 100+ years old.
Photo Album: RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20060409; RobertsonMtn_AT_StonyMan_NicholsonHollowTr_GPS20080816
Hike 6. Robertson Mountain
Club: Kisun and me scouting
Date: 11/06/2005
Parking: Kisun had access to the park's fire road
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: RobertsonMtn_GPS20050116.tpo
Description File: RobertsonMtn_GPS20050116.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: RobertsonMtn_GPS20050116.gtm
Notes: good overlook from the Robertson Mountain. Pre-park history.
Photo Album: RobertsonMtn_GPS20050116
Hike 7. Old Rag - Corbin Mountain Trail
Club: Jack's trace
Date: 08/15/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OldRag_CorbinMtnTr_GPS20060815JThorsen.tpo
Notes: Classical hike. Old Rag can be crowded
Hike 8. Old Rag - Robertson Mountain Trail - Corbin Mountain Trail
Club: Jack's trace
Date: 01/08/2007
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OldRag_RobertsonMtnTr_CorbinMtnTr_GPS20070108JThorsen.tpo
Notes: Old Rag can be crowded. Great views.
Warnings: Very strenuous hike - see profile.
Hike 9. Old Rag - Robertson Mountain Trail
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers; my trace; my incomplete trace with driving trace
Date: 04/07/2003; 11/27/2005; 04/13/2002
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OldRag_RobertsonMtnTr_GPS20030407CNolen.tpo; OldRag_RobertsonMtnTr_GPS20051127.tpo; OldRag_RobertsonMtnTr_AndDriving_GPS20020413Incomplete.tpo
GPS TrackMaker Trace: OldRag_RobertsonMtnTr_GPS20051127.gtm
Notes: Classical hike. Old Rag can be crowded.
Photo Album: OldRag_RobertsonMtnTr_GPS20051127
Warnings: Very strenuous.
Hike 10. Old Rag
Club: my leading for MWROP
Date: 11/30/2002
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OldRag_GPS20021130.tpo
Description File: OldRag_GPS20021130.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: OldRag_GPS20021130.gtm
Notes: wanted to do it with the Robertson Mtn, but the group had other ideas
Hike 11. Old Rag - White Oak Canyon Trail - Corbin Hollow Trail
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers; Jack's trace x2
Date: 10/06/2004; 03/10/2006; 09/19/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OldRag_WhiteOakCanyonTr_CorbinHollowTr_GPS20040106CNolen.tpo; OldRag_WhiteOakCanyonTr_CorbinHollowTr_GPS20060310JThorsen.tpo; OldRag_WhiteOakCanyonTr_CorbinHollowTr_GPS20060919JThorsen.tpo
Notes: very nice hike