Lookout Mountain - Trail, Staunton, Virginia
Lookout Mountain - Trail, Staunton, Virginia
Latitude | 47.08742303288898 |
Longitude | -121.1458969116211 |
City | Cle Elum |
State | Virginia |
Zip/Postal Code | |
Country | United States |
Phone | |
Trail Length | 10.4 miles total (6.2 of ST) |
Trail Level | Advanced |
Trail Type | Singletrack & Fire Roads |
USER REVIEWS
[Mar 29, 2007]
BIKERDAD36
Cross Country Rider
This trail is just awsome !! It has a little of everything climbing,rock gardens, down hill rige riding. My first time riding this was at night on my rigid SS and I can't wait to do it in the day time it was a blast. Customer Service We parked at the wild oak parking lot and rode the road to the fire road and then we ascended to the ridge then the fun began. We rode down to the bridge and crossed there. |
[Jun 01, 1999]
Anonymous
The Lookout mountain ride is a 13-mile Customer Service See above Similar Products Used: Little Bald Knob |
[Jul 29, 1999]
Anonymous
Once at the top of the mountian, CHECK the BRAKES, the descent can get hairy. Actually, its more of a rock garden at 40% slope in a lot of places. Last time I was there it was raining and you guessed it...the trail beat the hell out of me and my bike. Customer Service Check out this site for the best route and other great rides in the Shenandoah Valley Similar Products Used: For a short loop of single track try Trimble Mtn trail. The trail head is just before the turn off for Todd Lake. 4 miles of nothing but single track. |
[Jun 06, 2001]
Anonymous
A very nice trail I rode in May. Riding upstream along the North River provided excellent scenery, several river crossings, and a great warmup for the 20-30 minute uphill on the fire road to the top of the ridgeline. Finding the fire road, using the trail map I grabbed at the trailhead took a few minutes. Basically, when you get to the North River campground (the one with the gate just on the other side of the creek/river), go out to the entrance of the campground and go to the left for a few hundred yards. You can't miss the fire road -- it's gated and goes UP. The ride from the top was fun. As others have mentioned, very rocky and technical. I pinched a tire and went over my handlebars (into a mud puddle, luckily) in the rock garden downhill towards the end of the ride. My advice -- just put your ass over the back tire and squeeze your brake levers for all they're worth. Probably not good for trail erosion, but it doesn't seem like the place gets a lot of riders. I went on a weekday and didn't meet a single other rider, hiker, or horsies the whole way -- very nice. Customer Service See above |
[Mar 25, 2003]
Anonymous
This is typical harrisonburg riding. AWESOME TRAIL!! Would not do this as a "First" trail. It has a little bit of everything. Allow some time, if your not in shape. Watch the trail when the leaves have fallen in the fall, as they will cover the many rocks. THERE are ALOT of rocks on this trail. I had a blast on this trail. Great scenary!! For a different spin on the trail, try making a RIGHT when you top the mtn. This is the HANKEY mtn trail. But lookout is my favorite with Reddish knob a close second. Customer Service The first description is the best.You could go along the river and cross it 13 times if you want to avoid the road all together. But in the spring the river is sort of deap Similar Products Used: reddish knob and hankey mtn. |