Virginia trails · Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain
A 15.2-mile out-and-back in Virginia, with 1,627 ft of climbing. Reaches Stone Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 6.7. It gives back about 4,465 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Stone Mountain (summit)
- Olinger Gap (pass)
- High Butte (summit)
- Low Gap (pass)
- Big Stone Gap (pass)
Getting there
STONE MOUNTAIN access — parking nearby. 36.80069, -82.92454 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:28 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.3-mile round trip takes roughly 12 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:53 p.m. — 9 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Stone Mountain Atv Trail System — 6.1 mi
- Chief Benge Scout — 17.8 mi
- Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail - Highland Section — 24.8 mi