Shenandoah National Park - Four Short Hikes | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 1

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3 жыл бұрын

These four short hikes in Shenandoah National Park along Skyline Drive and parts of the Appalachian Trail are by no means the best hikes or the worst hikes, but just the ones we thought would be good. We definitely wish it hadn't rained and we could have hiked Old Rag Mountain.
This is the first episode of our Appalachian Mountain series where we took a two week road trip from Shenandoah National Park down the Blue Ridge Parkway and explored the Great Smoky Mountains. From hiking various portions of the Appalachian Trail up to summits and balds, to exploring majestic waterfalls and bluffs and historical mills and cabins deep within Appalachia, we definitely enjoyed seeing the beauty of America's National Parks.
Hike 1 - Mary's Rock Summit hike - 3.7 mile out and back - 1210 elevation gain (eighth highest peak in park)
Hike 2 - Stony Man Mountain Summit hike - 1.6 mile lariat - 800 foot elevation gain (second highest peak in park)
Hike 3 - Hawksbill Summit - 1.7 mile out and back - 690 foot elevation gain (highest peak in park)
Hike 4 - Little Stony Man hike - 0.9 mile out and back
Here are links to the trail maps from the National Park Service
Mary's Rock - www.nps.gov/shen/upload/Marys...
Stony Man & Little Stony Man trail - www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisi...
Hawksbill - www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisi...
Appalachian Mountains Road Trip 2020 playlist:
Four short hikes in Shenandoah National Park | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 1
• Shenandoah National Pa...
Luray Caverns History, Facts & AUDIO Tour! | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 2
• Luray Caverns History,...
McAfee Knob Hike | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 3
• McAfee Knob Hike | App...
Sharp Top Hike off the Blue Ridge Parkway | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 4
• Blue Ridge Parkway - S...
Hiking to Peaks of Otter Plane B-25 Crash | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 5
• Hiking to Peaks of Ott...
7 Places to See on the Blue Ridge Parkway | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 6
• 7 Places to See on the...
Alum Cave Trail, Great Smoky Mountains Hike | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 7
• Alum Cave Trail, Great...
Rainbow Falls Hike, Great Smoky Mountains, TN | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 8
• Rainbow Falls Hike, Gr...
Mount LeConte hike (Myrtle Point, Cliff Top, Lodge) | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 9
• Mount LeConte Hike (My...
Bullhead Trail from Mount LeConte | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 10
• Bullhead Trail from Mo...
Biking Cades Cove Loop Road, Great Smoky Mountains | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 11
• Biking Cades Cove Loop...
Andrews Bald Hike | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 12
• Andrews Bald Hike, Gre...
Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains | Appalachian Mountains, Ep. 13
• Clingmans Dome, Great ...
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@californiathroughmylens 3 жыл бұрын

Great job on the video, many beautiful viewpoints!

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Josh! You are one the reasons we wanted to improve our videos to be able to share with people. Really appreciate it. Always love your videos.

@ReSprout 3 жыл бұрын

Like 7! Love the music!

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

😁

@CelticPaths4k 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I cound hike in the Appalachian one day, I think it has one of the most beautiful landscapes! Meanwhile I will see your videos! Like 6 and waiting for EP. 2

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was great, and we highly recommend it. So much footage to go through. By the way, we finally figured out what like 6, like 33 etc meant. We had no idea! Lol

@denisesmith9618 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Planning to hike in mids of April. :)

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome. There’s a bunch of great hikes in the park. Hope you enjoy!

@AnnyGrefte-wu6mp Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Planning to hike about 3 weeks when were are going to America again❤

@MagellanandGreyhound Ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Hope you have fun! Plenty of great hikes here

@steverogers214 3 жыл бұрын

I met you guys at Great Smoky Mountains coming down the Clingman's Dome trail. Remember Captain America. Glad to see you guys doing nice work. Look forward to seeing more.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you! It’s funny after we finished our second hike to Andrew’s Bald, I was saying, how do you not know who Steve Rogers is? And a stranger heard me and goes, Captain America duh! So I just told her that Steve Rogers watched our video and she remembered Captain America. Mission complete.

@costat9995 3 жыл бұрын

Looks everything so wonderful!!! ❤️ Thanks for sharing 🙏😊

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was. Great start to our much needed trip.

@dnbtravels 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Park guys, nice place for a hike, big like from us👍👍

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we are surprised it took us this long to finally visit

@djalexrai81076 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video keep it up stay con.watching video from dubai thank you for shared video

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Visited Dubai once. Still hot over there? 😉

@AnSEpisodes 3 жыл бұрын

We will visit National Parks if ever visit USA, seems like there's so many beautiful parks there! The view from the top is amazing! and wow my feet is tingling watching you stand on that rock.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely do. If you’re an outdoors person, there’s nothing better. And because the country is so vast, they can be wildly different from one to the next

@summer4313 2 жыл бұрын

Head to Bentonville, outside of Luray and hit up the Downriver canoe company. They shuttle you upriver on the Shenandoah River and its a relaxing trip back down. We saw turtles, blue herons, hawks, eagles. Pretty awesome trip for not much money. I think it was $60 for three people to canoe.

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

Wow we need to do this! Great suggestion and that’s not too pricey either. We usually visit family every year near Shenandoah / Blue Ridge. Hopefully we can squeeze this in this summer. We love paddling

@GladysandKenny 3 жыл бұрын

$30 for seven days is not bad at all. Are there facilities there, any hookups for RV's? Wow 3.7 miles guys that's a long hike. We are actually scheduling our hike to La Soufriere for this week. Oh boy 4.5 miles moderate to difficult hike. Wish us luck LOL wow 3k plus feet you guys are awesome. Nice views up there! Wow and the very next day you hiked on Stoney Man. Good for you! Were you sore after the first hike? Beautiful view when you reached the summit. The rolling mountains are lovely. Great hike guys!! Wow, three hikes in one day!! Why so many lol I couldn't do that lol All hikes had lovely views. We are afraid of having mist when we go on our hike. But I told Kenny I am only doing this hike once LOL Thanks for sharing. Love your choice of music for the video.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they did have campground spots for RV hookups. I believe that is the case for all the campgrounds down the Skyline. And LOL you don't need to do all three in one day like we did - we are just crazy. All four aren't terrible at all. Mary's Rock is the hardest, but take your time and anything is doable. Good luck on your hike! I'm sure it will show up in a video :)

@jeffharris8166 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound Mary's Rock is, by far, my favorite hike. And the little overlook off the trail just a bit before the peak. 👌🥰 Shhhhh

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffharris8166 we may have to look for that next go round!

@wendingourway 3 жыл бұрын

Spent a couple days within Shenandoah a few years back now...entered through the south and drove north from there...the views are tremendous...the one hike I remember took me down quite a steep grade to a waterfall..like the idea here on sharing some of the shorter excursions...thanks...

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

We were supposed to do a big hike but the weather and timing didn’t work out. Short hikes have their merits and these are definitely among them

@travelandamericanlifewithb3134 3 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing hikes, Beautiful view. Great presentation thank you for sharing

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bobby!

@eryljr.4727 3 жыл бұрын

Like 17 so amazing 👍👍

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! They were great hikes

@SomeplaceOrAnother 3 жыл бұрын

These were some great hikes you took us on 😁

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You should check them out too 😀

@MountainRoots 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!...practically in my back yard. As a Southern boy I get a kick out of how you pronounce "Appalachian" ;) Keep the videos coming!!

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! and LOL I can only imagine how much I say it strangely. In our next video, I had to keep repeating LURE-AY, instead of LURRY for Luray Caverns. America is a great mix of accents :)

@MountainRoots 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound Ain't that the truth ;)

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

@@MountainRoots 😆

@FlySoul 3 жыл бұрын

Very good walking and vlog Keep it up

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We are trying 😊

@McGuiresOnTires 3 жыл бұрын

Hi guys. New friends here. What a beautiful area. We have explored some areas of the Blue Ridge Parkway but haven't been up to Skyline Drive. Very cool sights! The view from Mary's Rock Mountain is gorgeous. Cool that you get to hike part of the Appalachian Trail to get there. Very cool to see how the clouds come right up on you at the summit of Hawksbill. Thanks for taking us along. We hit the button and have joined you on your adventure. Excited to see more with you!

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The first time you drive into the park, from the north going south, it’s unreal. You really get why it’s called Skyline.

@AngelaSMak 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you guys got to hike to many beautiful places ! The view from Stonny Man looks so similar the the place we went yesterday. I like the views from Marry Rock the most, so beautiful! Thanks for sharing these with us !

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Angela :)

@ontheroadwithcraigandlinda9554 3 жыл бұрын

Shenandoah National Park is awesome . So many great trails .The views are amazing !! Thanks for sharing!!

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s been on our list for awhile

@travelmu 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning view

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful world we live in

@andrewpentland6247 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Really great insight ahead of our trip next year from Ireland 🇮🇪 (loved the music too)

@MagellanandGreyhound 7 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad we helped! It’s a beautiful park. Where in Ireland? Visited for the second time this past June. We released a trip trailer this past Friday 😉

@TravelwithSuri 3 жыл бұрын

All 4 hikes are amazing! The views are stunning from all 4 mountains but my personal favorite is hawksbill summit.. the sun rays through the forest is amazing 👍👍👍

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Hawksbill was our favorite too. Beautiful park

@pjourneys5337 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful SN Park !

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

It really was. Our world is so fascinating.

@ericgobbie3215 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for our efforts.... one of our favorite hikes is Hightop Mountain. A little longer that the hikes featured in this video but a great workout and the view at the top is wonderful....

@MagellanandGreyhound Жыл бұрын

That one was on our list! We got rained out one or two of the days we were staying nearby and unfortunately had to keep moving to our next spot. Looked this up and looks great!

@ConsidertheWonders 3 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled onto your channel and subscribed 👍. We’ve wanted to hit up this park for a long time but it’s really far from Dallas. Really liked seeing the trails and the views. Been trying to figure out if making the trip would be “worth it”. It looks lovely 🥰. Good stuff y’all 🤙

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That’s definitely a haul. We’ve been to Big Bend twice, so we know about long days of driving 😉. Have you been down the Blue Ridge or to the a Great Smokies? We combined all three into this trip for that very reason. We decided it would be worth it if we combined them. I think we have like 14 more videos coming out of this trip, so hopefully those can give you more ideas.

@RonsWorld5 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! I was in Shenandoah Oct 21 and hiked South River Falls. I highly recommend. Also, I hiked Dark Hollow Falls and Bearfence. I also recommend them as well. I am checking out Little Stony Man and Hawksbill Summit next week. Thank you for sharing your experience in Shenandoah.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Those were on our list. Bearfence and Old Rag too. Highly suggest Hawksbill. It is such a great park. We felt like we only scratched the surface

@shaunramos9878 2 жыл бұрын

"Little Stony Man" was my favorite

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

And the shortest hike! Huge bang for your buck!

@samjam2376 3 жыл бұрын

I've never done a thru hike thru shenandoah but I've hiked most of it at different times and I've been to the park on many occasions. My wife is from Front Royal.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, right at the entrance to the park! There was so much we didn't get to do. It really is scenic

@samjam2376 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound the caverns are worth checking out. and canoeing the shenandoah river is a nice way to spend the day

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

We did the caverns in the next video in the series. Luray was amazing! We didn’t bring our kayaks thus trip. Going to have to next time!

@samjam2376 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound I thought the luray cavern was better than skyline cavern, but both are worth seeing. there's a 3rd one in the area, but can't remember the name. this one you go into a building and take an elevated down to the entrance.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

There’s more caverns in the area?!?! You are a tip machine today. We love doing those. Carlsbad in New Mexico is probably our favorite .

@OpenRoad4Two 3 жыл бұрын

Those summits were so amazing. Love how the clouds enveloped the view at HawksBill. We will need to plan a future trip to the Shenandoah National Park. Were those gnats?

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The clouds came and went. Sometimes on one side and not the other. Happen in the Smokies too. Re: gnats - Not sure. They were extremely large, only at the summit and non-biting. They weren’t black flies.

@johngrande3426 2 жыл бұрын

We were there last week and hiked Dark Hollow Falls, nice waterfall to see.

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

Oh good to know! We’re heading to the Blue Ridge again in a few days. Wanted to do more of Shenandoah, but not enough time.

@ruinerfixxxer 2 жыл бұрын

I thought my wife and I were going to be all big and bad and conquer Old Rag. Yeah, we conquered it alright, then it conquered us for a week afterwards!

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man! We are going to attempt it this summer. It’s not really a hike right? More climbing / scrambling? I’d feel it too!

@ruinerfixxxer 2 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound Summer would be rough with the amounts of people that are on it and the heat. Traffic was very light when we went on it this past weekend. We loved that we did it afterwards. Its very rewarding. The trip down is slow and arduous, definitely not as gratifying as the ascent, but the peak is worth it. Let me know how it goes for you two! Stay hydrated!

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

@@ruinerfixxxer the park instituted a lottery effective this year. To reduce the crowds. And you can only put in a month out. Old Rag isn’t Angels Landing, Half Dome or Phantom Ranch, but who knows? Can’t wait to do it honestly

@williamkilby5438 3 жыл бұрын

Old Rag Mountain is by far the best hike of all of SNP. It is longer, about 9 miles for the most popular circuit. The summit has unobstructed 360 degree views! Very crowded at times un fortunately.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

The next time we visit family in the area, this is the plan, crowded or not. It looks amazing. Just had bad luck with the weather.

@LaurieRoseREALTORNaplesFL 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I need to put my hike videos together.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And do it! Zion is on our bucket list. We will have a bunch of videos coming out from our hikes in the Blue Ridge. Amazing place

@LaurieRoseREALTORNaplesFL 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound You will love it. Right now with COVID, it's not the best. A lot of the trails are closed and you can't drive into the park.

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurieRoseREALTORNaplesFL yes we are holding off for many of them because we want the full experience. Zion deserves a week of hiking easily.

@LaurieRoseREALTORNaplesFL 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagellanandGreyhound At least I had a good excuse for why I couldn't do Angel's Landing. :)

@MetroOnTheMove 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! The footage you captured from your time in the Shenandoah National park is truly inspirational to take time off and visit this area. What kind of camera did you use to film this video? Just subbed #525!

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. The support lately has been a little overwhelming. She used her iPhone on a gimbal and I used a GoPro 8. I mixed up how I shot by alternating between the chest mount and the wrist mount. (I think I love the wrist mount more). A DSLR is in our future, but that’s what we use for now.

@phuthotv2841 3 жыл бұрын

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@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@onefaithCD Жыл бұрын

This was great. What mile marker is lower hawksbill?

@MagellanandGreyhound Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You're in luck in that I have my maps saved. The parking is around mile marker 45.

@akshayd211 2 жыл бұрын

Are these hikes short and easy and friendly for people with knee issues?

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

I have minor knee issues and had no issue, but no one person is the same. The easiest hike on this video is definitely Little Stony Man. Not much elevation gain, 0.9 miles round trip, and a great view for the effort. Then Stony Man. After that the other two are not easy I’d say but still short and moderately difficult. Hopefully that helps!

@ReturnError_ 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna go 8

@MagellanandGreyhound 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Which ones?!

@elnuttero 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you hike to any waterfalls?

@MagellanandGreyhound 2 жыл бұрын

We had torrential rain for a day or so. They got cut out unfortunately, . I think we were going to do Jones Run and South River Falls. We missed Old Rag too. Next time!