Hone Quarry Ridge Hike

Hone Quarry Ridge - Hone Quarry, Virginia


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Length	Difficulty	Streams	Views	Solitude	Camping
5.0 mls
Hiking Time: Elev. Gain: Links: Resources:	3 hours with 1/2 hour for lunch 1,480 ft George Washington National Forest Hone Quarry Campground (vid) Printable Topo Hike Map (PDF) Harrisonburg Weather Forecast Graphic Precip/Temp Forecast Current Weather Radar Loop (Java) Garmin (GDB), GPS eXchange (GPX) (What's this?) 3D View of Route!
From:	e.g.. 12000 Government Center Parkway 22035 or Fairfax VA Park at the Hone Quarry Campground.

The Hone Quarry area is nestled in a quiet area of the GWNF just west of Harrisonburg VA. With two beautiful loop hikes, one up Oak Knob and Pond Knob with two overlooks, and the other on the opposite Hone Quarry Ridge also with a beautiful vista at the Abbie Point overlook. The valley also has great camping at the Hone Quarry Campground (vid).

Turn left out of the Hone Quarry Campground on Hone Quarry Rd/FR62 and shortly cross Hone Quarry Run over a spillway. In 200 yards turn left on the yellow blazed Big Hollow/430 trail. In 0.1 miles arrive at the intersection of the Heartbreak/435A trail.

Stay right on the Big Hollow trail as it starts ascending the mountain next to a stream for 0.8 miles before making a switchback to the right. In another 0.3 miles the trail will cross an abandoned fire road, then pass back around a spur before heading uphill and joining the abandoned fire road in another 0.4 miles.

The Big Hollow trail becomes wider where it joins the abandoned fire road, and also steeper without any switchbacks for the remaining 0.7 miles to the ridge, and intersection of the Hone Quarry Mountain/435 trail.

Turn left on the yellow blazed Hone Quarry Mountain trail, immediately passing a campsite, then descending through a saddle and climbing steeply to the best vista on the hike at the Abbie Point overlook in 0.6 miles.

From the overlook continue on the trail as it passes through another saddle, climbs the next knob, again passing through a saddle then arriving at the intersection of the Heartbreak/435A trail. The Hone Quarry Mountain trail is closed from this point.

Turn left on the yellow blazed Heartbreak trail as it begins to descend the mountain. Pass several rock slides before the trail begins to level out reaching Hone Quarry Run and the Hone Quarry Run Campground on the opposite bank in 1.0 miles.

The Hone Quarry Run trail will continue for another 0.1 miles back to the intersection Big Hollow trail. Stay right on the Big Hollow trail for 0.1 miles to return to Hone Quarry Rd/FR62.

Stay right on Hone Quarry Rd/FR62 for the remaining 300 yards to the Hone Quarry Campground.

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By: Anieta McCracken	Rating:	Date of Hike: Monday, November 12, 2012
We hiked in the when the trail was leaf littered making the trail a bit difficult to follow. What is not shown on the map is a off trail that goes from Hone Quarry Ridge down to Briary Branch Road. We somehow missed a turn and ended up on that trail, flagged the same color as the Hone Quarry Trail. We ended up on Briary Branch Road with an 8-mile walk back to the Hone Quarry Trail start. We asked three motorists for our location before we figured out our error and were confident we were headed back to the car. Total distance covered that day: about 15 miles! It would have been nice if the trail markers were in different colors as a warning. Even so, we were prepared. And we had started out earlier enough that we still made it back to the car before dark.

By: gandtoro	Rating:	Date of Hike: Saturday, May 19, 2012
This was a nice hike. The difficulty rating is spot on. This hike took a little under 3 hours. The trail was quite overgrown in places, but it was still a good hike.

By: LightFoot	Rating:	Date of Hike: Friday, February 17, 2012
We started the hike at about 1:30 and finished up at 5:00, and we didn't take time for lunch. I would allow more time than the stated 3 hours. This was a great hike. The rating of a 3 is just about right. The trail was alittle rocky at times. There was about 2 miles of uphill hiking so it was a great workout. It was quiet and peaceful. The sound of the small stream was wonderful. If you are into camping, there are some great camping sites there. I imagine that it could get busy during the warmer months.

By: Noobiehiker	Rating:	Date of Hike: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Great place to go and relax and get a little exercise! We camped at the campground Sat-Sunday. Plenty of wood on the ground for a fire and had a blast. Was around 12 degrees in the morning but warmed up well once the Sun came up. The hike was a pleasure, all around. Can't say enough about the camp ground. Fire pits were great, the stream was low but created a soothing sound to help fall asleep. Awesome place to go, hike and enjoy the easyness of car camping.

By:	Rating:	Date of Hike: Thursday, April 29, 2010
A note that the Forest Service is starting a controlled burn in this area on 4/30 and it may close the trail for up to a week. We hiked on a cool morning and warm afternoon taking time to really enjoy the varied views and plant life. We camped at Hone Quarry campground which is very nice and hiked the Ridge on the second day. I would rate this hike as good for early season views before all the leaves come out. The difficulty rating of 3 is fair as there are a couple of steep areas without switchbacks. It is not too long but a good workout. There are a couple of camping sites on the ridge but no water source that we found.

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