Shenandoah, Official Map and Guide, NPS, free (good for finding campgrounds and to see the general layout of the park)
Nat. Geographic. Trails Illustrated map. #228 Shenandoah National Park, VA
USGS 1:62,500 maps: USGS Shenandoah North, Middle, South: 1: 62,500
Circuit Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, Ed. 14, 1996
Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park with Side Trails, PATC. Ed. 12, 1999 (sometimes includes PATC Maps 9, 10, 11)
Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park, 1997
Hike America: VA – an Atlas of VA’s Greatest Hiking Adventures, Bill and Mary Burnham, 2001
75 Hikes in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, 2d ed, Russ Manning
50 Hikes in Northern VA – Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mtns to the Chesapeake Bay, 2d ed., Leonard M. Atkins, 2000
Cabins, PATC, 2004
The Trails of Virginia, Hiking the Old Dominion, 3d ed., Allen de Hart, 2003
Waterfalls of VA and WV – a Hiking and Photography Guide, Kevin Adams, 2001
Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park, 1997
Historical books:
Shenandoah Secrets. The Story of the Park’s Hidden Past. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1991
Shenandoah Vestiges. What Mtn. People Left Behind. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1980
Shenahdoah Heritage. The Story of the People Before the Park. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1978, reprint 2000
Memories of a Lewis Mtn. Man. John W. Stoneberger. PATC 1993
The Dean Mtn. Story. Gloria Dean. PATC 1982
Lost Trails and Forgotten People. PATC 1981. Ed. 3, 2004
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
There are two big hike groups in the Southern Section: one starting with Brown Mountain and the other including Austin and/or Furnace mountain. I put separator lines to distinguish between them
Hike 11. Austin Mountain Peak - Lewis Peak - Madison Run Road
Club: my scouting
Date: 03/14/2004
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: AustinMtnPk_LewisPk_MadisonRunRd_GPS20040314.tpo; AustinMtnPk_LewisPk_MadisonRunRd_GPS20040314SBurns.tpo
Description File: AustinMtnPk_LewisPk_MadisonRunRd_GPS20040314.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: AustinMtnPk_LewisPk_MadisonRunRd_GPS20040314.gtm
Warnings: don't do the first stretch of the hike because of the Mountain Laurel - see description file.
Hike 12. Austin Mountain Trail - Lewis Peak - Furnace Mountain Trail
Club: my scouting
Date: 05/22/2004
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: AustinMtnTr_LewisPk_FurnaceMtnTr_GPS20040522Incomplete.tpo; AustinMtnTr_LewisPk_FurnaceMtnTr_GPS20040522SBurns.tpo
GPS TrackMaker Trace: AustinMtnTr_LewisPk_FurnaceMtnTr_GPS20040522Incomplete.gtm
Photo Album: AustinMtnTr_LewisPk_FurnaceMtnTr_GPS20040522
Notes: classical hike.
Warnings: very strenuous - see total elevation gain
Hike 13. Furnace Mountain Trail -AT - Big Run Loop Trail - Austin Mountain Trail
Club: Jack's Trace
Date: 09/005/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: FurnaceMtnTr_AT_BigRunLoopTr_AustinMtnTr_GPS20060905JThorsen.tpo
Notes: classical hike
Hike 14. Furnace Mountain Trail - Paine Run Trail - AT - Austin Mountain Trail
Club: my scouting
Date: 05/08/2004
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: FurnaceMtnTr_PaineRunTr_AT_AustinMtnTr_GPS20040508.tpo; FurnaceMtnTr_PaineRunTr_AT_AustinMtnTr_GPS20040508IncompleteSBurns.tpo
Description File: FurnaceMtnTr_PaineRunTr_AT_AustinMtnTr_GPS20040508.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: FurnaceMtnTr_PaineRunTr_AT_AustinMtnTr_GPS20040508.gtm
Photo Album: FurnaceMtnTr_PaineRunTr_AT_AustinMtnTr_GPS20040508
Notes: classic hike
Warnings: huge elevation gain
Hike 15. Furnace Mountain Trail - AT - Big Run Loop Trail - Madison Run Road
Club: Jack's trace
Date: 08/12/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: FurnaceMtnTr_AT_BigRunLoopTr_MadisonRunRd_GPS20060812JThorsen.tpo
Hike 16. Trayfoot Mountain Trail - Paine Run Trail - North Fork Moormans River Road
Club: Jack's trace
Date: 05/03/2006
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: TrayfootMtnTr_PaineRunTr_NorthForkMoormansRiverRd_GPS20060503JThorsen.tpo
Hike 17. Wildcat Ridge Trail - Riprap Trail - AT
Club: My scouting, Jack's trace
Date: 05/09/2004;
Parking: good for my trace. As for Jack's trace, I didn't see official parking there on the map, so I don't know if it's OK to park. Probably nobody cares.
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: WildcatRidgeTr_RiprapTr_AT_GPS20040509.tpo; WildcatRidgeTr_RiprapTr_AT_GPS20040509SBurns.tpo; RiprapTr_AT_WildcatRidgeTr_GPS20060520JThorsen.tpo
Description File: WildcatRidgeTr_RiprapTr_AT_GPS20040509.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: WildcatRidgeTr_RiprapTr_AT_GPS20040509.gtm
Photo Album: WildcatRidgeTr_RiprapTr_AT_GPS20040509
Notes: One of the best hikes. Great stream, great overlook, rare orchids.