Virginia trails · Massanutten
Massanutten
A 69.7-mile loop in Virginia, with 2,059 ft of climbing. Reaches Three Top Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,190 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Three Top Mountain (summit)
- Short Mountain (summit)
- Signal Knob (summit)
- Edinburg Gap (pass)
- Shawl Gap (pass)
- Jacks Notch (pass)
- Habron Gap (pass)
- Milford Gap (pass)
- Kerns Mountain (summit)
- Waonaze Peak (summit)
Heads up
Getting there
Peters Mill Run access. 38.79337, -78.51336 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:14 a.m., the sun rises at 6:41 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 69.7-mile route works out to roughly 26 h 50 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Massanutten + Meneka Peak + Tuscarora - Bear Wallow — 11.2 mi loop, 2,109 ft gain
- Massanutten + Botts + Sherman Gap — 15.0 mi loop, 2,412 ft gain
- Dynamite + Wide Gap + Massanutten — 3.6 mi loop, 681 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Green Mountain ATV Trail — 1.1 mi
- Knob Mtn Trail — 11.5 mi
- Neighbor Mtn Trail — 12.2 mi
- Mill Mountain Trail — 13.1 mi