74 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Sección 13.1 y 12.2 - Shenandoah National Park -Turk Gap a Blackrock y Doyles River Cabin
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 14.76 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,995 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,084 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,146 ft
- TrailRank
- 72
- Min elevation
- 2,303 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 57 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2152
- Uploaded
- May 28, 2016
- Recorded
- May 2016
near Crimora, Virginia (United States)
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Stage 74
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 73 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 14 and 13.2 - Shenandoah National Park - Rockfish Gap - Route US-250 I-64, to Turk Gap
⇒ Link to the next stage: 75 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA -Sections 12.1 and 11.2 - Shenandoah National Park - From Doyles River Cabin to Smith Roach Gap
Tour of the Appalachian Trail (Appalachian Trail), as it passes through the state of Virginia (United States), from south to north, inside the Shenandoah National Park.
The Shenandoah National Park is one of the great American national parks, created in 1935 from the expropriation of agricultural and livestock land by the state of Virginia, and subsequent donation thereof to the federal government. It has a total area of 80,602 hectares (806 square kilometers), 40% of which is declared a protected natural space and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
A singularity of this immense national park is that it can be traveled by car following the well-known Skyline Drive, a magnificent road that follows the mountain ridges of the park, for 169 kilometers, with continuous and spectacular viewpoints to the east and west.
The Appalachian Trail also runs primarily through the highlands of this mountainous area, but far enough from the Skyline Drive to isolate its route from tourist pressure. Even so, the AT intersects with the road at numerous points, allowing easy and convenient access to the trail, from the many existing parking lots.
The stage corresponds to sections 13.1 and 12.2, according to the official stage distribution of the Appalachian Trail in the state of Virginia, between the Turk Gap (located approximately at mile 94.1 of the Skyline Drive) and the Doyles River Cabin, to which accessed by a side path, near mile 81.1 of the Skyline Drive.
The entire route takes place without great unevenness, at a height that ranges between 2,500 and 3,100 feet, approximately.
The highest point, and the most prominent of the stage, is the summit of Blackrock, with 3,100 feet, spectacular rocky complex that dominates the surrounding valleys with a magnificent panorama. These quartzite rocks formed the seabed of the primitive Ocean of Jápeto (or Iapetus Ocean), which existed between 600 and 400 million years ago, considered the precursor of the current Atlantic Ocean.
The phenomenon of weathering (decomposition of minerals and rocks on the earth's surface) has caused that what was originally a cliff, has been crumbling into a slope or stone. The water, the ice and the roots are slowly breaking the great rocks and stones, which fall down the mountain as if it were a gigantic river of rocks. When they settle sufficiently, the vegetation ends up covering them.
Walking the summit of Blackrock, jumping from rock to rock, requires good balance, good boots, and great caution to avoid falls. Around the summit there is a circular path that also allows you to enjoy, without any risk, the excellent views offered by this place.
The stage concludes at Doyles River Cabin, a cabin managed by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, which is located 400 meters from the trail, at the height of the Doyles River Parking.
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 73 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 14 and 13.2 - Shenandoah National Park - Rockfish Gap - Route US-250 I-64, to Turk Gap
⇒ Link to the next stage: 75 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA -Sections 12.1 and 11.2 - Shenandoah National Park - From Doyles River Cabin to Smith Roach Gap
Tour of the Appalachian Trail (Appalachian Trail), as it passes through the state of Virginia (United States), from south to north, inside the Shenandoah National Park.
The Shenandoah National Park is one of the great American national parks, created in 1935 from the expropriation of agricultural and livestock land by the state of Virginia, and subsequent donation thereof to the federal government. It has a total area of 80,602 hectares (806 square kilometers), 40% of which is declared a protected natural space and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
A singularity of this immense national park is that it can be traveled by car following the well-known Skyline Drive, a magnificent road that follows the mountain ridges of the park, for 169 kilometers, with continuous and spectacular viewpoints to the east and west.
The Appalachian Trail also runs primarily through the highlands of this mountainous area, but far enough from the Skyline Drive to isolate its route from tourist pressure. Even so, the AT intersects with the road at numerous points, allowing easy and convenient access to the trail, from the many existing parking lots.
The stage corresponds to sections 13.1 and 12.2, according to the official stage distribution of the Appalachian Trail in the state of Virginia, between the Turk Gap (located approximately at mile 94.1 of the Skyline Drive) and the Doyles River Cabin, to which accessed by a side path, near mile 81.1 of the Skyline Drive.
The entire route takes place without great unevenness, at a height that ranges between 2,500 and 3,100 feet, approximately.
The highest point, and the most prominent of the stage, is the summit of Blackrock, with 3,100 feet, spectacular rocky complex that dominates the surrounding valleys with a magnificent panorama. These quartzite rocks formed the seabed of the primitive Ocean of Jápeto (or Iapetus Ocean), which existed between 600 and 400 million years ago, considered the precursor of the current Atlantic Ocean.
The phenomenon of weathering (decomposition of minerals and rocks on the earth's surface) has caused that what was originally a cliff, has been crumbling into a slope or stone. The water, the ice and the roots are slowly breaking the great rocks and stones, which fall down the mountain as if it were a gigantic river of rocks. When they settle sufficiently, the vegetation ends up covering them.
Walking the summit of Blackrock, jumping from rock to rock, requires good balance, good boots, and great caution to avoid falls. Around the summit there is a circular path that also allows you to enjoy, without any risk, the excellent views offered by this place.
The stage concludes at Doyles River Cabin, a cabin managed by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, which is located 400 meters from the trail, at the height of the Doyles River Parking.
Waypoints
Car park
2,610 ft
Inicio de la etapa. Turk Gap. Estacionamiento situado aproximadamente en la milla 84.5 del Skyline Drive
Start of the stage. Turk Gap. Parking located approximately at mile 84.5 of Skyline Drive
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Intersection
2,731 ft
Intersección del AT con Skyline Drive. Riprap parking y Riprap trail.
Intersección del AT con Skyline Drive. Riprap parking y Riprap trail.
Wilderness hut
Panorama
3,121 ft
Blackrock (3.100 pies). Cima roca y vistas
Blackrock (3.100 pies). Cima roca y vistas
Intersection
2,592 ft
Intersección del AT con Skyline Drive, 82,9 mp, en Brown Gap
Intersección del AT con Skyline Drive, 82,9 mp, en Brown Gap
Intersection
2,881 ft
Intersección del AT con Skyline Drive, y vista
Intersección del AT con Skyline Drive, y vista
Mountain hut
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