About
Length4 mi
ShapeLoop
DifficultyModerate
Elevation gain910 ft up
Typical time4 hr 30 min
TrailheadFishers Gap, Skyline Drive mile 49.4
SurfaceFire road and stream trail
Best seasonApril to early June for wildflowers and waterfalls; mid-October for fall colour. Skyline Drive closes in ice and snow.
DogsLeashed / limited stretches
AccessibilityThis trail does not meet ADA accessibility guidelines.
What you'll see 💧 Waterfall🌊 River or creek

A hike to a dazzling 67 foot waterfall. For most of this hike, you'll be on a beautiful trail in the Shenandoah Wilderness. Distance: 4-mile circuit hike Difficulty: Moderate (explanation of our hiking difficulty scale ) Hiking Time: 4 hours 30 minutes Elevation Gain: 910 feet Hike Description From the Fishers Gap parking area (mile 49.4), cross Skyline Drive and start down the fire road. Just after the chain, take a left onto the Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail (yellow-blazed). In about 0.6-mile take the blue-blazed Rose River Loop Trail. Follow it past the 67-foot falls. Continue to the bridge, where you begin hiking up a steep, rocky section past beautiful cascades. At the fire road (yellow-blazed), turn right across bridge. For an added treat (and about .25-mile more hiking), you can take the Dark Hollow Falls Trail to the base of the falls and back. Then continue uphill about one mile back to Skyline Drive.

Tips
Can be combined with Dark Hollow Falls for a longer circuit. Quieter than Dark Hollow despite being just as pretty.
Location

Fishers Gap, Skyline Drive mile 49.4

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