Compton Gap Fire Road

Compton Gap Fire Road: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Compton Gap Fire Road

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Compton Gap Fire Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84734, -78.15522. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Compton Gap Fire Road

• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~7 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~7 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~10 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~22 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~25 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~28 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Chapel · church · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~30 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Compton Gap Fire Road

Other treks near Compton Gap Fire Road

• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~82 km · Must-see
• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Trail · trek · Washington · ~100 km · Must-see
• Muddy Branch Greenway Trail · trek · Montgomery · ~103 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek Greenway · trek · Montgomery · ~105 km · Must-see
• Great Eastern Trail - C&O Canal · trek · Washington · ~112 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~124 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~136 km · Must-see
• Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~96 km

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