Vigorous Hike for Tuesday 1/17/12

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Tom Kloster

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Jan 14, 2012, 9:26:37 AM1/14/12

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Hi Everybody,

The hike for Tuesday 1/17/12 will be in the northern section of Shenandoah National Park (PATC Map 9). Parking at the end of VA 630 out of Bentonville, we’ll start on the Thompson Hollow Trail, turning right on the Overall Run Trail to the Beecher-Overall Connecting Trail. From there we’ll ascend to the Matthews Arm Campground on the Heiskell Hollow Trail. From Matthews Arm, we’ll follow the Elkwallow Trail to turn north on the AT and then back to the starting point on the Overall Run Trail. This circuit is about 16 miles with about 3500 ft of climb.

To carpool, meet at 7 am at the Stone Rd Park and Ride. Take I66 west to exit 52 then right onto Rt 29 then 2nd right into parking lot then immediately left to corner of lot. Or, please let me know if you’d rather meet us at the trailhead at 8:30. To get to the trailhead, follow Rt 340 south out of Front Royal to Bentonville. In Bentonville, turn left on to VA 613, then make a right onto VA 630 and follow it a little over two miles to the small parking area on the right.