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Friday, Sep 20th Hike, Overall Falls Loop, Shenandoah NP

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DATE: Sep 20, 2019
END DATE: Sep 20, 2019

Hike/Event Location: Shenandoah National Park VA

Trip Leader(s)


TrailGuyEric
Chesterfield, VA United States

Meeting Time: 10:00 AM

Max # People: 15

Hike Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Hike Difficulty Level:

Moderate

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Summary

This is a 6.4 mile round trip up-and-back hike. The hike is not too hard and starts with a pleasant mountain top stroll making our way down the slopes of Hogback Mountain entering the Overall Run Fall watershed.

We’ll pick up the Appalachian Trail heading south as it skirts the south side of Hogback Mountain overlook parking area and turn right at the AT heading south.  We'll climb up through Fern carpeted woodlands passing a few Rocky outcrops. At mile 0.4 we’ll turn right on the Tuscarora-Overall Run Trail for reaching another trail junction at mile 1.1

Turn right staying on the Tuscarora-Overall Run Trail and pass a large embedded rock on your left. The path will drop off and level off again several times continue this pattern until the trail intersects Mathews Arm trail at Mile 2.7.  Continue on the Tuscarora-Overall Run Trail coming to some waterfalls at Mile 2.9.  A side trail leads to the top of this waterfall hear the overall run is split by a large bold or forcing the creek to divide resulting in two streams dropping 29 feet. Continue on the side of the canyon descending again come to another Cliff at mile 3.2.  To your left will be Overall Run Falls, which at 93 feet, is the park’s highest and it drops over sheetrock into the gorge below.

Bring 2 liters of water, hiking poles, lunch/snacks, a hat, sunscreen, bug spray, and sweat rag.  It is a very good idea to have a RAIN PONCHO just in case! 

Directions To Trailhead Parking Lot

Get on Skyline Drive and just before Hogback Mountain overlook at mile marker 21.1 park at Hogback Overlook in the gravel parking lot to where the AT passes directly by the south end of the parking lot turn right and head southbound on the Appalachian Trail.

Trip Leader

TrailGuyEric

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Chesterfield, VA


United States
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