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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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To the west of Harrisonburg, trails in the North River District of the George Washington National Forest are renowned for big views, long descents, long climbs and glorious places to camp. Stokesville is the gateway to great riding west of town. Stokesville Campground is a private campground with a growing bike specific trail system full of berms, jumps and tons of flow.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
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Region Details
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- 38
- 14
- 2
Open on Dec 1, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #1,733
- State Ranking
- #10
- Trails (view details)
- 79
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 79
- Trails Hike
- 79
- Trails Trail Running
- 79
- Total Distance
- 227 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 133 miles
- Total Descent
- 66,385 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,857 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,393 ft
- Reports
- 79
- Photos
- 48
- Ridden Counter
- 2,247
Popular National Forest Trails West of Harrisonburg Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Mountain Trail | Nov 21, 2018 @ 8:25am Nov 21, 2018 | robertissem VES | ||
| Bridge Hollow | Oct 7, 2018 @ 8:36am Oct 7, 2018 | tjmorton GLOC | ||
| Trimble Mountain Trail | Oct 6, 2018 @ 11:15am Oct 6, 2018 | tjmorton GLOC | ||
| Trimble Mountain Trail Access | Oct 6, 2018 @ 11:15am Oct 6, 2018 | tjmorton GLOC | ||
| Skidmore Fork | Oct 6, 2018 @ 11:15am Oct 6, 2018 | tjmorton GLOC |
Current Trail Warnings
Photos of National Forest Trails West of Harrisonburg Mountain Bike
trail: Shenandoah Mountain Trail
24 | Shenandoah Mountain Trail
Sep 27, 2018 @ 9:12pm
Sep 27, 2018
trail: Lookout Mountain Trail
20 | Lookout Mountain Trail
Sep 15, 2018 @ 4:22pm
Sep 15, 2018
trail: Dowell's Draft
215 | Dowell's Draft, Stokesville
Sep 13, 2016 @ 10:18pm
Sep 13, 2016
trail: Dowell's Draft
170 | Dowell's Draft, Stokesville
Sep 13, 2016 @ 10:16pm
Sep 13, 2016Videos of National Forest Trails West of Harrisonburg Mountain Bike
trail: Big Game
1:53 |
396 |
Nov 9, 2017
trail: Tillman West
8:47 |
180 |
Apr 18, 2016
trail: Tillman West
0:13 |
653 |
Apr 11, 2016
trail: Festival Trail
4:10 |
103 |
Jan 18, 2016
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Great trail! Probably the best in the sector.... | Aug 25, 2018 @ 8:11pm Aug 25, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Why? Overgrown? Maybe going to Stokesville... | Jul 25, 2018 @ 6:54pm Jul 25, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Not rideable. Would not recommend hiking either. | May 26, 2018 @ 6:29pm May 26, 2018 | ||
 | trail | This is a nice little loop to add on if your... | May 26, 2018 @ 6:09pm May 26, 2018 | ||
 | report | Ridden 5/9/2018 hard to follow at times,... | May 15, 2018 @ 12:39pm May 15, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mitechie | add | ridelog | Jan 1, 2019 ride log | Jan 17, 2019 @ 6:42am 2 days |
 | SnowshoeRider4Life | ridden | trail | High Knob Trail (1024) and 1 more | Jan 15, 2019 @ 10:08am Jan 15, 2019 |
 | GoDownFast | add | ridelog | Sep 3, 2018 ride log | Jan 7, 2019 @ 10:10am Jan 7, 2019 |
| Bamorris | add | ridelog | Jan 6, 2019 ride log | Jan 7, 2019 @ 7:35am Jan 7, 2019 |
 | kirby8rb | add | ridelog | Jan 6, 2019 ride log and 1 more | Jan 6, 2019 @ 5:06pm Jan 6, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Hall Park | 17.4 km | ||||
| Hillandale Park | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17.9 km | |
| Massanutten Bike Park | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24.8 km |
| Western Slope | 7 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 25.3 km |
| Massanutten Resort | 1 | 2 | 25.5 km |
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