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Shenandoah National Park Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
Virginia

Shenandoah National Park Loop

Syria, Virginia

24.3 mi

Distance

7,874 ft

Elev. Gain

11h 41m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Shenandoah National Park Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:340 ft
Max:1,227 ft
Gain:2,400 ft
Loss:2,400 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 340 ft and 1,227 ft across 24.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.340 ft636 ft931 ft1,227 ft0.0 mi6.1 mi12.1 mi18.2 mi24.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi350 ft
High point3.6 mi1,227 ft
End24.3 mi350 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Stanley, VA · about 8 mi away
County:
Madison County, VA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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