The section of Massanutten Trail up to the old fire tower, and the view from the fire tower are great - a definite 5. I rate the difficulty between a 2 and 3 mostly due to rocky travel.įantastic view of the Shenandoah valley and Luray VA looking east. Relatively easy hike early half (logging road), 2nd half up is full of rocky trail terrain. Great views from the tower and worth the time. Leaves are starting to change but are muted because of the drought conditions. It wasn't a crowd, but more that I'd expected for a weekday. I was surprised at how many other hikers I encountered mid-week. Taking the time to understand trail markings makes for a better experience and less outrage that it's not Central Park. Still, some people didn't seem to get the hint from the directions on this site or that this was obvious trail maintenance. Intersections had signs that were in good condition and even showed the obvious intersection between the Massanutten Trail (orange blaze) and Kennedy Peak trail (white blaze) The hairpin turn in the trail after the saddle is pretty obvious with a line of boulders and a tree trunk on top. Trail blazes were in good condition and about what i'd expect from any trail in VA. No litter in the back country or parking area, but some horse manure in spots and some almost to the tower. Trail was in good condition but with some erosion at the trailhead. There is no water source(s) on the trail out or at Kennedy, so take along a couple of liters. Nice short hike for a stretch and with a great view from the tower on Kennedy Peak. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.
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