Old Mail Path

Old Mail Path: 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 Old Mail Path

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 Old Mail Path — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99654, -78.58517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Mail Path

• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Schloss · viewpoint · Hardy · ~12 km · Must-see
• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Hardy · ~13 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~17 km · Must-see
• Devil's Backbone State Forest · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~18 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Museum of Shenandoah County Virginia · church · Allegany · ~18 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~19 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hebron Lutheran Church · church · Hampshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~22 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~23 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Seven Bends State Park · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~23 km · Must-see
• North River Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~26 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~28 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Mail Path

Other treks near Old Mail Path

• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Great Eastern Trail - C&O Canal · trek · Washington · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~107 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Trail · trek · Washington · ~108 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~132 km · Must-see
• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~143 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~144 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek Greenway · trek · Montgomery · ~144 km · Must-see
• Muddy Branch Greenway Trail · trek · Montgomery · ~144 km · Must-see

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