Virginia trails · Dickey Ridge Trail
Dickey Ridge Trail
A 24.9-mile loop in Virginia, with 1,827 ft of climbing. Reaches Lands Run Gap and other pass/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,804 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lands Run Gap (pass)
- Low Gap (pass)
- Dickey Hill (summit)
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
Hickerson Hollow Trail access — parking nearby. 38.83434, -78.18560 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:40 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.9-mile route takes roughly 10 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:48 p.m. — 2 h 56 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Dickey Ridge Trail — 3.7 mi loop, 371 ft gain
- Dickey Ridge Trail + Dicky Ridge Trail Access — 14.8 mi loop, 3,344 ft gain
- Dicky Ridge Trail Access + Dickey Ridge Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 169 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Knob Mtn Trail — 8.1 mi
- Neighbor Mtn Trail — 11.8 mi
- Green Mountain ATV Trail — 17.1 mi
- Nicholson Hollow Trail — 17.9 mi