2.2 miles
Distance
172 ft
Climb
-928 ft
Descent
00:25:39
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Onion Mountain Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Arcadia Trail System @ George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
    Arcadia, Virginia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #64977 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #46484 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

Across the street from Sunset Fields Overlook there is a small doubletrack that will take you to a fork. If you go left you're in for a huge ride (Terrapin MT) but if you go right you'll do the Onion Mountain DH which is fun and rocky. Once you get to the bottom there is a waterfall and a gravel road climb back up to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Onion Mountain multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -757 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,693 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,561 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,449 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,694 ft
  • Grade
    -6.7%
  • Grade max
    -56.2%
  • Grade min
    27.2%
  • Distance climb
    2,598 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    423 ft
  • Avg time
    00:25:39
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      Onion Mountain Trail Reports

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      Aug 24, 2024 @ 10:18am
      Aug 24, 2024
      		Running great!
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