The profile of the mountain with bare trees, snow-covered rocks, and an orange sky

A Hike Up Stony Man

Shenandoah National Park

  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 9 tour stops

What makes a mountain? Is it more than just the rocks underfoot? This hike is a 1.6 mile circuit up to the summit of Stony Man Mountain and back down. Classified as "easy" Stony Man does have a total ascent of 340 feet. Hikers will tour past features, both natural and historic, and take a closer glimpse at the building blocks that make this mountain. Fascinating geology, everchanging trees and their inhabitants, and remnants of mining and other pre-Park life on this mountain, hikers will leave with the und

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