Virginia. Shenandoah
National Park. Central Section
Page 3. Old Rag Fire Road - Cedar Run Trail
Maps and Books: See the Shenandoah Nationa Park Northern Section North East of Gravel Springs Gap.
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. Little Stony Man - AT - Hawksbill - Crescent Rock Trail
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers
Date: 12/30/2003
Parking: don't know
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_GPS20031230CNolen.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_GPS20031230CNolen_tpo.gpx
Description File: LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_GPS20031230CNolen.doc
Hike 2. Little Stony Man - AT - Hawksbill - White Oak Canyon Trail
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers; Jack's trace
Date: 05/29/2003; 11/21/2006
Parking: don't know
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20030529CNolen.tpo; LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20061121JThorsen.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20030529CNolen_tpo.gpx; LittleStonyMan_AT_Hawksbill_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20061121JThorsen_tpo.gpx
Notes: notice the hikes were done in the opposite directions
Hike 3. Miller Falls - AT
Club: Jack's trace; Jack and me scouting;
Date: 02/05/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: MillersFalls_AT_GPS20061203.tpo; MillersFalls_AT_GPS20060205Incomplete_Waypoints_JThorsen.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: MillersFalls_AT_GPS20061203_tpo.gpx; MillersFalls_AT_GPS20060205Incomplete_Waypoints_JThorsen_tpo.gpx
Description File: MillersFalls_AT_GPS20061203.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: MillersFalls_AT_GPS20061203.gtm
Garmin MapSource Trace: MillersFalls_AT_GPS20061203.gdb
Notes: Miller Falls are not spectacular in my opinion.
Photo Album: MillersFalls_AT_GPS20061203
Warnings: hard bushwhack.
Hike 4. Millers Head - Timber Hollow - Skyline Drive
Club: Jack and me scouting; Jack's merged trace for the Timber Hollow
Date: 02/05/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205.tpo; MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205JThorsen.tpo; TimberHollowl_GPS20060615MergedJThorsen.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205_tpo.gpx; MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205JThorsen_tpo.gpx; TimberHollowl_GPS20060615MergedJThorsen_tpo.gpx
Description File: MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205.gtm
Notes: very interesting bushwhack, particularly the Timber Hollow
Photo Album: MillersHead_TimberHollow_SLD_GPS20060205
Warnings: strenuous
Hike 5. White Oak Canyon Trail - AT - Old Rag Fire Road
Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers
Date: 03/11/2003
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: WhiteoakCanyonTr_AT_OldRagFireRd_GPS20030311CNolen.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: WhiteoakCanyonTr_AT_OldRagFireRd_GPS20030311CNolen_tpo.gpx
Notes: variation of the classical Cedar Run - Hawksbill - White Oak Canyon hike
Hike 6. Cedar Run Trail - Hawksbill - Old Rag Fire Road_
Club: I was substituting for Jack and William on an MWROP hike
Date: 01/11/2003
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_OldRagFireRd_GPS20030111.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_OldRagFireRd_GPS20030111_tpo.gpx
Description File: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_OldRagFireRd_20030111.doc - instructions from William
GPS TrackMaker Trace: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_OldRagFireRd_GPS20030111.gtm
Notes: the plan was to do Robertson Mountain Trail instead of the Old Rag Fire Road, but it got too late and the group was too large for me to gamble
Hike 7. Cedar Run Trail - Hawksbill - AT - White Oak Canyon Trail
Club: don't remember
Date: 01/13/2007; 05/08/2005
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_AT_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20070113.tpo; CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20050508Incomplete.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_AT_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20070113_tpo.gpx; CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20050508Incomplete_tpo.gpx
GPS TrackMaker Trace: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_AT_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20070113.gtm; CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20050508Incomplete.gtm
Garmin MapSource Trace: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_AT_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20070113.gdb
Notes: classical hike. Swimming holes. Waterfalls. Wildflowers.
Photo Album: CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_AT_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20070113; CedarRunTr_Hawksbill_CrescentRockTr_WhiteoakCanyonTr_GPS20050508
Warnings: can be crowded.
Hike 8. White Oak Road
Club: Len Wheat leading on Bob Pickett's hike with PATC
Date: 11/18/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: WhiteoakRd_GPS20061118.tpo
Universal GPX format from Topo!: WhiteoakRd_GPS20061118_tpo.gpx
Printable map: WhiteOakRd_GPS20061118Map.GIF; WhiteOakRd_GPS20061118_prnMap.tif
Description File: WhiteoakRd_GPS20061118.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: WhiteoakRd_GPS20061118.gtm
Garmin MapSource Trace: WhiteoakRd_GPS20061118.gdb
Notes: House remnants, pre-park steam engine, first time I saw the Wheel Bug.
Photo Album: WhiteoakRd_GPS20061118
Warnings: bushwhack