About
Length13.6 mi
ShapeLoop
DifficultyStrenuous
Elevation gain2,900 ft up
Typical time7 hr 30 min
TrailheadElkwallow Wayside, Skyline Drive mile 24
SurfaceRidge trail then a stream valley with many crossings
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 🌄 Big views🌊 River or creek🦌 Wildlife

Starting at Elkwallow Wayside, this hike goes around a beautiful area of the Park featuring one of the most picturesque streams in Shenandoah. The majority of this hike is in the Shenandoah Wilderness. Distance: 6.0-mile circuit hike Difficulty: Moderately Strenuous ( hiking difficulty scale ) Hiking Time: 7 hours 30 minutes Elevation Gain: 1,303 feet Hike Description From the parking lot at Elkwallow Wayside (mile 24), take the Appalachian Trail (white-blazed) to its junction with Jeremys Run Trail (blue-blazed). The A.T. goes sharply left here, but stay straight onto Jeremys Run Upper Trail. Take a right onto the Knob Mountain Cutoff Trail. Take another right on Knob Mountain Trail (yellow-blazed). Follow it to Mathews Arm Campground registration station. Take the Elkwallow Trail back to your starting point at Elkwallow Wayside.

Tips
Jeremys Run is crossed fourteen times and is impassable in high water. One of the best places in the park to see black bears.
Location

Elkwallow Wayside, Skyline Drive mile 24

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