Bear's Den Rocks & Bear's Den Overlook via Appalachian Trail
1.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 32 min
Bear's Den Rocks & Bear's Den Overlook via Appalachian Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near Horse Shoe Curve, VA. The route passes Bear's Den Overlook before reaching Bear's Den Rocks at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 283 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear's Den Rocks & Bear's Den Overlook via Appalachian Trail
1.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 32 min
Elevation 992–1,288 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 39.11662, -77.85251
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Bear's Den Overlook.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Bear's Den Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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