Chestnut Ridge

Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57170, -79.06644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestnut Ridge

• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Germany Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see
• River Knobs · viewpoint · Preston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Smoke Hole Canyon · sanctuary · Preston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestnut Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chestnut Ridge

• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Germany Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see

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