Picnic Rock makes a natural turnaround point for many hikers. It's also a good vantage point for scoping out the rest of the challenging path up Mount Verstovia, which often retains patches of snow into the summer and can feel like as much a scramble as a hike.

Lisa

October 24, 2023

Running

Picnic Rock makes a natural turnaround point for runners. Once you start the next upslope on Mount Verstovia, the terrain gets too rough to run.

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