Newest Recommended Hiking Routes
near Troutville, Virginia
Troutville, Virginia
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![Stone Mountain Falls.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024150_smallMed_1554846358.jpg?cache=1734156525)
Wolf Rock to Stone Mountain Falls
5.6 mi 9.0 km • 706' Up 215.17 m Up • 800' Down 243.78 m Down
![About halfway up ridge looking off towards Stone Mtn State Park](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7042829_smallMed_1555107067.jpg?cache=1734157059)
Doughton Recreation Area Loop
16.4 mi 26.4 km • 2,908' Up 886.28 m Up • 2,920' Down 889.88 m Down
![Good scrambling rocks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7056113_smallMed_1555710774.jpg?cache=1734762399)
Turk Mountain
10.5 mi 16.9 km • 2,384' Up 726.57 m Up • 2,361' Down 719.52 m Down
![Trail opened up after old growth Hemlock cut and cleared from path.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7067555_smallMed_1583243165.jpg?cache=1734762753)
Snarkley Route
27.7 mi 44.6 km • 9,400' Up 2865.01 m Up • 9,411' Down 2868.6 m Down
![Good scrambling rocks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7056113_smallMed_1555710774.jpg?cache=1734762399)
Sawmill Run Overlook to Turk Mountain (Out-and-Back)
4.6 mi 7.5 km • 987' Up 300.8 m Up • 985' Down 300.19 m Down
![A creek crossing made up of large rocks and boulders.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7018907_smallMed_1554832247.jpg?cache=1734761362)
Bear Church Rock out and back from Graves Mill
7.9 mi 12.7 km • 2,264' Up 690 m Up • 2,258' Down 688.32 m Down
![The AT disappears on its way up to Hightop Mountain in early October.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7009076_smallMed_1554395795.jpg?cache=1734156224)
Hightop Mountain Out-and-Back
3.0 mi 4.9 km • 868' Up 264.59 m Up • 867' Down 264.32 m Down
![View from Hawksbill Peak](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7083551_smallMed_1654297692.jpg?cache=1734763239)
Hawksbill and Franklin Cliffs
8.9 mi 14.3 km • 2,148' Up 654.6 m Up • 2,162' Down 658.94 m Down
![Trail marker.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7081655_smallMed_1639627412.jpg?cache=1734763180)
Blue Ridge Music Center Loop
3.8 mi 6.2 km • 540' Up 164.68 m Up • 542' Down 165.1 m Down
![View from the ridgeline of Rice Fields](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7074466_smallMed_1604805754.jpg?cache=1734762964)
Rice Fields
7.0 mi 11.3 km • 1,472' Up 448.8 m Up • 1,472' Down 448.73 m Down
![View from Wind Rock looking north.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7076251_smallMed_1610249872.jpg?cache=1734763017)
Potts Mountain-Salt Pond Mountain Loop
7.2 mi 11.6 km • 1,101' Up 335.5 m Up • 1,095' Down 333.9 m Down
![Shenandoah afternoon.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023684_smallMed_1554845452.jpg?cache=1734761457)
Trayfoot/Blackrock Mountain Loop
10.3 mi 16.5 km • 2,075' Up 632.59 m Up • 2,077' Down 633.14 m Down
![Doyles River Falls](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047588_smallMed_1555537398.jpg?cache=1734157195)
Doyles and Jones Falls Loop
9.6 mi 15.4 km • 1,816' Up 553.48 m Up • 1,816' Down 553.44 m Down
![Views of the Maury River from an overlook just off the trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7067251_smallMed_1582208163.jpg?cache=1734762742)
Jump Rock Loop
8.4 mi 13.5 km • 2,282' Up 695.63 m Up • 2,280' Down 695 m Down
![Cold Mountain in December.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7010724_smallMed_1554399121.jpg?cache=1734156266)
Cole (Cold) Mountain Loop
6.2 mi 10.0 km • 1,169' Up 356.26 m Up • 1,164' Down 354.89 m Down
![This is a typical stretch of wide, red dirt path on the Secluded Farm property.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031611_smallMed_1554931392.jpg?cache=1734761686)
Jason Stevens Loop
2.9 mi 4.7 km • 591' Up 180 m Up • 593' Down 180.62 m Down
![Tree Swallow" by A. Drauglis (https://tinyurl.com/rykk52b), Flickr licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7065109_smallMed_1574888223.jpg?cache=1734762670)
Mint Springs Loop
3.2 mi 5.1 km • 902' Up 274.94 m Up • 898' Down 273.77 m Down
![Shenandoah afternoon.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023684_smallMed_1554845452.jpg?cache=1734761457)
Blackrock Summit Loop
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 219' Up 66.62 m Up • 206' Down 62.86 m Down
![Autumn light and a great view.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7064961_smallMed_1574709997.jpg?cache=1734762665)
Walnut Creek Loop
6.4 mi 10.3 km • 768' Up 234.09 m Up • 764' Down 232.96 m Down
![Enjoy a great view from Spy Rock.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7028916_smallMed_1554919542.jpg?cache=1734761610)
Spy Rock Out-and-Back
6.0 mi 9.6 km • 925' Up 281.93 m Up • 924' Down 281.74 m Down
![A river crossing on South Fork Moormans River Road (particularly high water!)](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7032657_smallMed_1554933616.jpg?cache=1734761716)
Blue Hole Out-and-Back
3.0 mi 4.8 km • 309' Up 94.26 m Up • 309' Down 94.13 m Down
![Clouds hang low in the valley along Alligator Back on the Blue Ridge Parkway.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026325_smallMed_1554913966.jpg?cache=1734761533)
Alligator Rocks to Bluff Mountain
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 316' Up 96.31 m Up • 316' Down 96.27 m Down
![Autumn view from the cliff near Crescent Rock Overlook.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017957_smallMed_1554830091.jpg?cache=1734761343)
Whiteoak Canyon - Hawksbill Summit Loop
13.6 mi 21.8 km • 3,652' Up 1113.19 m Up • 3,649' Down 1112.08 m Down
![A group hiking the Rivanna Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7059186_smallMed_1559578834.jpg?cache=1734762487)
Rivanna Trail - Full
20.2 mi 32.5 km • 826' Up 251.72 m Up • 829' Down 252.67 m Down
![Lovely summer day on Humpback rocks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7079243_smallMed_1625668017.jpg?cache=1734158131)
Humpback Rocks Loop
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 1,117' Up 340.53 m Up • 1,132' Down 345.11 m Down
![Ragged Mountain Reservoir Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7060526_smallMed_1563143587.jpg?cache=1734157574)
Ragged Mountain Reservoir Trail
6.9 mi 11.0 km • 1,142' Up 348.03 m Up • 1,142' Down 347.93 m Down
![The rewarding ending to this hike takes place at the base of Carter Falls.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7054001_smallMed_1555704601.jpg?cache=1734762339)
Isaacs Trailhead to Grassy Creek/Carter Falls
6.8 mi 10.9 km • 538' Up 164.04 m Up • 538' Down 164.06 m Down
![The view is fantastic from the summit of Furnace Mountain.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7027243_smallMed_1554915778.jpg?cache=1734156612)
Furnace Mountain-Austin Mountain Loop
13.2 mi 21.2 km • 2,586' Up 788.24 m Up • 2,587' Down 788.41 m Down