Virginia.  Shenandoah National Park.  Central Section
Page 8.  South of Pocosin Fire Road

 

Maps:

Books:

      Historical books:

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.  Entry Run Trail -Pocosin Fire Road

 

Club: Jack's trace

Date: 02/18/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: EntryRunTr_PocosinFireRd_Rt637_GPS20060218JThorsen.tpo

Notes: apparently the hike goes on PATC property

Warnings: lots of road walking

 

 

Hike 2.  Pocosin Hollow - South River Falls

 

Club: Shelley's trace

Date: 02/21/2004

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: PocosinHollowTr_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20040221SBurns.tpo

 

 

Hike 3.  Dry Run Falls

 

 

 

Club: my scouting; Jack's trace

Date: 02/19/2006; 01/31/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DryRunFalls_20060219Merged_JThorsen.tpo; DryRunFalls_GPS20060219.tpo; DryRunFalls_GPS20060219JThorsen.tpo; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.tpo

Printable map: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219Map.GIF

Description File: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219.gtm; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.gdb

Universal GPS Format: DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.gpx; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131gtm.gpx

Photo Album: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131

Warnings: bushwhacking involved

 

 

Hike 4.  Dry Run Falls - South River Falls

 

Club: my scouting; Jack's trace

Date: 02/01/2003; 10/21/2006

Parking: good from the top, not so good from the bottom.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20030201.tpo; DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20061021JThorsen.tpo

Description File: DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20030201.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20030201.gtm

Warnings: bushwhack.  Steep.  My trace is when we didn't find most Dry Run falls due to ice and snow.  Jack's trace is much better since it shows all the falls and has a better parking.

 


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