컬페퍼 카운티 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Make sure to have a pass to enter the trail if you are going during “peak season” can be found on the national park service website. I underestimated the rock scramble. There were portions requiring us to be on our hands and knees, then full pull ups.

1,000m high mountain popular with hikers due to the rocky peak and sweeping views.

These boulders have weathered in place by the forces of wind and water at the mountain's summit. Weathering by wind and water rounded the corners and edges of planar fractures to eventually produce the spherical shape of the boulders you see here. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-263/of00-263.pdf

The Old Rag Hike in Shenandoah National Park is a well-known hike. Some rank it among the top 25 hikes in the world. Old Rag has received several awards. The summit is the top of the large outcrop of Old Rag Granite. On a clear day you will be able to see Skyline Drive to the west, and in the winter the Weakley Hollow fire road in the valley below. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-263/of00-263.pdf

On a side trip with additional rock scrambling near the Byrd's Nest Shelter #1 you can see the Balance Rock. https://www.hikingupward.com/snp/oldrag/

The Old Rag Shelter is available for day-use only. From the Old Rag Shelter, the trail follows a forest road. The distance to the trailhead at the Ranger Station is about 5.6 km.

Byrd’s Nest Shelter #1, a day-use shelter, is located east of the Old Rag summit just outside of the rock scrambling area. The Saddle Trail begins at the shelter leading down to the Old Rag Shelter.

The boulders pile up on the summit ridge and there are hardly any or only very difficult ways to avoid them or to get in between.