Poolesville, Maryland
Top Spots in and near Poolesville
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Cockeysville, Maryland
Hike the Oregon Ridge Park Trail
4.04.02 mi / 475 ft gainPark in the lot as indicated on the map (see below). This trail is accessible year round, dog-friendly, and is great for families.Read more -
Front Royal, Virginia
Explore Skyline Caverns
Skyline Caverns is located right off Stonewall Jackson Highway with plenty of parking. The cave tour is about 60 minutes with little walking and minimal elevation gain. If you time it right you and your friends can get the whole tour to yourselves. The backstory the tour guide gives you, is inte...Read more -
South River, Virginia
Hike to Compton Peak
5.0This unique hike on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park is 2.4 miles round trip with an 835' elevation gain, and leads you to two viewpoints as well as a cool rock outcrop.Access this hike from the Compton Gap parking area (elevation 2,145') on the Skyline Drive at Mile 10.4. Cross ...Read more -
Front Royal, Virginia
Explore Skyline Drive In Winter
4.5Skyline Drive is a winding highway that cuts straight through Shenandoah National Park. Being that we are in the south, you will find that the road is closed for the majority of the winter, and usually at the very mention of snow. The first few years of living here it was incredibly frustrating...Read more -
Nanjemoy, Maryland
Paddle through the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac at Mallows Bay
4.5The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay, as it's now known, is the result of our great nation's call for 1,000 wartime transport vessels to be built in 18 months. The quick deadline led to hasty construction and, when World War I ended before the contract was fulfilled, hundreds of ships sat unused. Attem...Read more -
Appalachian Trail, Virginia
Hike North Mount Marshall in Shenandoah NP
1 mi / 350 ft gainPark at the Mount Marshall parking area at ~MP 15.6 on the Skyline Drive. From the back of the parking lot, take the white-blazed Appalachian Trail north for a short 0.4 miles to a large rock outcrop with views south. After finished exploring this outcrop, continue on the AT for another 0.1 mil...Read more