River Trail

River Trail: 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 River Trail

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 River Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84625, -78.32005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Trail

• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~2 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~9 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~13 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Seven Bends State Park · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Museum of Shenandoah County Virginia · church · Allegany · ~21 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~23 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Chapel · church · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · Allegany · ~28 km · Must-see
• Devil's Backbone State Forest · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Trail

Other treks near River Trail

• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~100 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Trail · trek · Washington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Great Eastern Trail - C&O Canal · trek · Washington · ~110 km · Must-see
• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~112 km · Must-see
• Muddy Branch Greenway Trail · trek · Montgomery · ~120 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~121 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek Greenway · trek · Montgomery · ~122 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~136 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~140 km · Must-see

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