North Fork Moorman's Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 873 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 873 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,841 ft
- TrailRank
-
34
3.7
- Min elevation
- 1,003 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 4674
- Uploaded
- January 7, 2014
- Recorded
- December 2013
near Doylesville, Virginia (United States)
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Itinerary description
Out-and-back on North Fork Moormans River Trail starting at location locally known as Sugar Hollow, near Charlottesville Reservoir (south end of trail). Multiple stream and river crossings. Headed north on North Fork Moorman’s River Trail to last stream crossing before concrete mileage post at intersection with Black Rock Gap Road outside of Shenandoah National Park boundaries. Care must be taken during times of high water.
Waypoints
Car park
1,010 ft
01 - Sugar Hollow Outer Parking
Car park
1,097 ft
03 - Inner Parking Lot
River
1,168 ft
05 - River Crossing #1
River
1,177 ft
06 - River Crossing #2
River
1,276 ft
09 - River Crossing #3
River
1,472 ft
10 - Crossing, Big Branch Stream
River
1,691 ft
11 - Crossing, Shop Run
River
1,700 ft
12 - Crossing, Little Gate Branch
River
1,744 ft
14 - River Crossing #4
Intersection
1,832 ft
16 - Turnaround, Just short of final stream crossing
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Great hike starting & finishing at Charlottesville Reservoir. Only downside is 4 stream crossings over slippery rocks. My wife and I both ended up slipping into water that came above our boot tops. We saw others wade through barefoot, but I wasn't doing that in January. Very enjoyable day.