Virginia trails · Tuscarora Trail
Tuscarora Trail
A 13.4-mile out-and-back in Virginia, with 1,181 ft of climbing. Reaches Eagle Rock and other pass/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.5. It gives back about 1,716 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Eagle Rock (summit)
- Dry Gap (pass)
Getting there
Hawk Campground access. About 33 min drive (28 mi) from Woodstock. 39.08585, -78.51022 · directions
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 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.8-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:29 p.m. — 8 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tuscarora Trail + Hawk Campground — 1.9 mi loop, 309 ft gain
- Tuscarora Trail + Hawk Campground — 3.3 mi loop, 137 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into WV as Tuscarora Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Mill Mountain Trail — 14.8 mi
- Massanutten — 20.1 mi
- Dickey Ridge Trail — 20.9 mi
- Knob Mtn Trail — 24.8 mi