79 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Sección 7 - Shenandoah National Park - De Thorton Gap a Gravel Springs Gap
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- Distance
- 15.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,176 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,530 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,481 ft
- TrailRank
-
89
5
- Min elevation
- 2,198 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2177
- Uploaded
- May 30, 2016
- Recorded
- May 2016
near Morning Star, Virginia (United States)
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Stage 79
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 78 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Sections 9.1 and 8 - Shenandoah National Park - From Hawksbill Lower Gap to Thorton Gap
⇒ Link to the next stage: 80 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 6 -Shenandoah National Park- Gravel Springs Gap to Front Royal US 522 -Chester 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 of them 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 section 7, according to the official distribution of sections of the Appalachian Trail in the state of Virginia, and begins at Thornton Gap, US 21 (located at mile 31.5 of Skyline Drive), to Gravel Springs Gap (located at mile 17.7)
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⇐ Link to the previous stage: 78 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Sections 9.1 and 8 - Shenandoah National Park - From Hawksbill Lower Gap to Thorton Gap
⇒ Link to the next stage: 80 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 6 -Shenandoah National Park- Gravel Springs Gap to Front Royal US 522 -Chester 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 of them 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 section 7, according to the official distribution of sections of the Appalachian Trail in the state of Virginia, and begins at Thornton Gap, US 21 (located at mile 31.5 of Skyline Drive), to Gravel Springs Gap (located at mile 17.7)
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Waypoints
Car park
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Intersection
2,479 ft
Desvío desde el AT al Skyline, y sendero
Desvío desde el AT al Skyline, y sendero
Picnic
Panorama
Intersection
3,437 ft
Cruce skyline hogback overlook
Cruce skyline hogback overlook
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Bellísimo el Parque Nacional de Shenandoah. Seguro que encontraste osos. A mi me dieron un pequeño susto en esa zona.