Best hikes in South Mountain State Park

Ambleway maps 16 hikes in South Mountain State Park, from a 3.3-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 14 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Old Road via Thurston Griggs Trail. The biggest climb is High Rock & Appalachian National Scenic Trail, gaining 2,468 ft, and the network tops out at 1,873 ft.

• Greenbrier State Park Beach–Bartmans Hill Trail, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,174 ft
• Greenbrier Lake–Greenbrier State Park Beach, 4 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft
• Black Rock & Appalachian National Scenic Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,677 ft
• Annapolis Rock & South Mountain State Park Viewpoint via Pogo Campsite Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft
• High Rock & Appalachian National Scenic Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 2,468 ft
• Annapolis Rock Spring via Pogo Campsite Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft
• Wolfsville Parking Lot Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft
• Pogo Campsite Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
• Old Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft
• South Mountain State Park Sunset Point & Thurston Griggs Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,756 ft
• Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint–Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft
• Old Road via Thurston Griggs Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft
• Monument Knob & Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 620 ft
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail 4 mi · ▲ 647 ft
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail & Crampton Gap 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,886 ft
• Weverton Cliffs–Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 3 saddles 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft