Path Ridge

Path Ridge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Path Ridge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Path Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.47020, -79.19635. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Path Ridge

• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~5 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Path Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Path Ridge

• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~5 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see

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