River Loop Trail

River Loop 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 Loop 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 Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.26335, -79.55778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Loop Trail

• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~0 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Paddy Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clarks Cave · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Michael Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bath Community Senior Center · church · Bath · ~39 km · Must-see
• See All · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~42 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Loop Trail

Other treks near River Loop Trail

• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~118 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~142 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~148 km · Must-see
• Eagle's Rest Trail · trek · Highland · ~1 km
• Bear Pond Trail · trek · Highland · ~1 km
• Laurel Loop Trail · trek · Highland · ~1 km
• Shenandoah Mountain Trail · trek · Highland · ~11 km
• Benson Run Trail · trek · Highland · ~15 km
• Short Ridge Trail · trek · Bath · ~17 km

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