The Experience
You will love A perfect day hike with complimentary distance, lung burning elevation gain across rocky single-track terrain leading out to a beautiful summit vista view of Strasburg, Virginia.
You need to know well managed, marked and maintained, a good cardio treat with multiple perch views along this ramble near front royal
Your adventure begins About 1 hour outside of Washington DC sits this gem of a state park. It’s not hard to wonder why each year Virginia State Parks can boast awards about their park system. Sky Meadows is perfect for its driving distance from Washington D.C. The park offers hikers the ability to pick and choose your trail, combine with other trails or simply hike up to Piedmont Overlook and enjoy the amazing view.
route recommendation:
HIKE ON!
GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
HIKE ON!
You need to know well managed, marked and maintained, a good cardio treat with multiple perch views along this ramble near front royal
Your adventure begins About 1 hour outside of Washington DC sits this gem of a state park. It’s not hard to wonder why each year Virginia State Parks can boast awards about their park system. Sky Meadows is perfect for its driving distance from Washington D.C. The park offers hikers the ability to pick and choose your trail, combine with other trails or simply hike up to Piedmont Overlook and enjoy the amazing view.
route recommendation:
- Use BOSTON MILL for 0.4 miles to (Right) GAP RUN trail
- Use gap trail for 0.5 miles and (Left) NORTH RIDGE trail
- take north ridge for 1.2 miles TO (Right) Appalachian trail
- use Appalachian trail 2.2 miles to ambassador Whitehouse summit.
- continue on ambassador Whitehouse for 1.1 miles and make (left) on north ridge
- follow north ridge for 0.2 miles and (Left) on Piedmont overlook.
- go for 0.2 miles to piedmont overlook. (BIG BEAUTIFUL VIEW!)
- to return to your car, go down piedmont overlook trail (0.4 miles) to RETURN TO BOSTON MILL.. make left onto Boston mill head to parking lot.
- Hike Distance: 6.5 MILES.
HIKE ON!
GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
- 2 water bottle
- heavy snack
- hiking shoes or trail runners
- bug spray
HIKE ON!
