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Date of Hike: Friday, May 17, 2013 |
I do this hike many times a year. Eight in the last two. The falls were flowing harder today than I have ever seen them before. If you get a chance go out this weekend before they die down. The only gripe I have is the trail actually misses a lot of great spots, falls even. I take the trail to the first of the lower falls and than hike right up the creek bed (should have 1 pair of shoes to hike through water and one dry pair for climbing) zig zagging back and forth traversing the terrain. Hands down the most spectacular way to see White Oak Canyon. Only for extremely seasoned hikers and climbers there are a few places were you are climbing almost vertically right next to a fall with at times only a crack a half inch deep to stick your fingers in. Today was the first day we could not make it the entire way up. The falls were pretty powerful today but we were still able to make it up to the sixth fall but climbing up the side of that one was just too risky today. Anyway you do this hike though, you will have an amazing time and this is from someone that is very difficult to please. Enjoy guys!
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Meaghan and Dan
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Date of Hike: Saturday, August 04, 2012 |
Great Hike! We started from the top of the trail in Shenandoah National Park and hiked all the way down to the lower falls. Trail was pretty easy for the first 1/3 of the trail, and then definitely was pretty steep and mainly downhill for the rest. There are many pretty falls, going swimming holes and a natural rock slide at the bottom. Definitely refreshing and lots of families/people eat lunch. The hike back up was continuous and difficult but was a good workout.
A great hike - would definitely do it again. We also saw lots of dogs on the hike, so if you have a pooch definitely bring him along.
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Jeremy
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Date of Hike: Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
Hiked this trail for the first time in nearly 20 years. I had forgotten how beautiful it was.
Arrived at lower trailhead at 7:30 a.m. where there were only 3 cars. Only saw 7 other hikers until reaching the upper Cedar Run connection at skyline and 5 of them were people who stopped by while we ate lunch/breakfast. The falls on this trip are unmatched in this area.
We were doing the loop trail with Cedar Run so we took the Horsetrail over. It is uneventful and follows skyline the second half the way.
The trip down Cedar run is rough. Not nearly as easy of footing as on White Oak or other hikes like Old Rag. It is a very slow decent do to this and takes a toll on your feet. As we approached the lower half of Cedar Run, we started seeing many more people either coming from or going to the Natural slide.
The natural slide is a cool place but unless you get there early, it is sure to be crowded in the summer time. From that point on the trail was relatively crowded. When we reached the trailhead and our car, there were no less than 60+ cars in the parking lot. Most of which were undoubtedly climbing straight to the natural slide.
Overall a great hike. Looking forward to combining with Old Rag in the Spring!
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Kail
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Date of Hike: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
Wonderful hike. Plenty of water flowing on the falls and the trees are starting to bud. Definitely saw an otter run into the water and swim under a rock about 1.5 miles up the trail.
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Date of Hike: Saturday, January 07, 2012 |
This was my boyfriend and I's second hike on this trail. We first hiked it in October 2010 with my younger siblings and we all loved it! The scenery is beautiful and the waterfalls were breathtaking! The hike to the upper falls was moderate, while the hike to the lower falls was much more challenging! We enjoyed taking pictures of the waterfalls, and yesterday the weather was great! It got up to 65 mid-day, then around 2pm a cold front moved in. I recommend this hike to everyone!
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Start on a gentle grade downhill on the White Oak Canyon Trail
and cross the Limberlost Trail in 0.3 miles. Continue downhill
and re-crossing the Limberlost Trail and coming to the first
footbridge footbridge in another 0.3 miles.
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