Virginia. Shenandoah National Park. North Section

South-East of the Gravel Springs Gap

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. Overall Run - AT - Compton Hollow

Club: Chris Nolen and the Tuesday Group Hikers; Jack's trace

Date: 08/05/2003; 09/12/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OverallRun_AT_ComptonHollow_GPS20030805CNolen.tpo; OverallRun_AT_ComptonHollow_GPS20060912JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: OverallRun_AT_ComptonHollow_GPS20030805CNolen_tpo.gpx; OverallRun_AT_ComptonHollow_GPS20060912JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Description File: OverallRun_AT_ComptonHollow_GPS20030805CNolen.doc

Hike 2. Overall Run - AT - Beecher Ridge Trail

Club: Shelley's Trace; Jack's merged trace

Date: 02/16/2004; 03/21/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OverallRun_AT_BeecherRidgeTr_GPS20040216SBurns.tpo; OverallRun_AT_BeecherRidge_ComptonHollow_GPS20060321Merged_JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: OverallRun_AT_BeecherRidgeTr_GPS20040216SBurns_tpo.gpx; OverallRun_AT_BeecherRidge_ComptonHollow_GPS20060321Merged_JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Hike 3. Sterdley Falls

Club: me scouting

Date: 08/09/2003

Parking: good.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SterdleyFalls_GPS20030809.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: SterdleyFalls_GPS20030809_tpo.gpx

Description File: SterdleyFalls_GPS20030809.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: SterdleyFalls_GPS20030812.gtm

Warnings: trail to the Sterdley Falls is a bushwhack on a very old, very steep and very overgrown with thorny vines trail. The waterfall is not impressive.

Hike 4. Sterdley Falls - Greasy Falls

Club: Jack's traces

Date: 03/13/2006

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313JThorsen1.tpo; SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313JThorsen2.tpo; SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313Merged_JThorsen3.tpo; SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313Merged_JThorsen4.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313JThorsen1_tpo.gpx; SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313JThorsen2_tpo.gpx; SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313Merged_JThorsen3_tpo.gpx; SterdleyFalls_GreasyFalls_GPS20060313Merged_JThorsen4_tpo.gpx

Warnings: trail to the Sterdley Falls is a bushwhack on a very old, very steep and very overgrown with thorny vines trail. The waterfall is not impressive.

Hike 5. Neighbor Mountain - AT -Knob Mountain