Virginia trails · Brown Mtn Trail
Brown Mtn Trail
A 10.0-mile loop in Virginia, with 1,599 ft of climbing. Reaches Brown Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,734 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Brown Mountain (summit)
- Rocky Mountain (summit)
- Brown Mountain Overlook (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:05 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.0-mile route takes roughly 4 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:51 a.m. — 6 h 47 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Furnace Mountain Trail — 7.0 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Trail — 9.8 mi
- Massanutten South — 10.9 mi
- Riprap Trail — 11.2 mi