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Date of Hike: Sunday, April 07, 2013 |
Nice Hike. Perfect Weather. It was very easy to find the directions are great. I would say in another week or two, as the warmer weather hits, this hike will be absolutely gorgeous. We started around 11 am and took my 3 year old daughter. She loved it. The only difficult part for her was the hike back up from the shelter and the last portion of Allbright loop. It was moderately difficult with the elevation changes. We went to the Glass Hollow overlook and you could see everything with the lack of leaves etc. The shelter area is great and just to the left of the end of the trail to cross Mill Creek there is a very easy rock crossing.
The only disappointing part of this trip was my inability to see the plane crash area. Myself and two others looked and looked. I will be doing this hike again at some point this summer. Overall a nice hike.
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Date of Hike: Sunday, November 04, 2012 |
Great hike. We did this as one of our annual 2 50+ dads and their 2 12 year old sons November camp. The Shenandoah NP was iffy because of Hurrricane Sandy, so we looked elsewhere and found the Dobie Mountain hike on this site (many thanks). Parked at the Humpback Rock parking and followed the trail to to the AT, where we turned the wrong way (12 year olds in the merry lead), but the sharp left is sharp but well marked as we saw once we got turned back the right way.
Because of time of day (started at 3PM), we bypassed the Glass Hollow overlook and headed to the shelter area, but got a nice view of the Rockfish Valley anyway. Several groups of campers were already at the shelter, so we found a good site for 2 tents 100 yards or so east of the shelter. Plenty of flowing water. Enough fallen wood for fire. Sheltered location close to the stream. Hiking back the next morning, the initial climbing segment got our attention but was not uncomfortable for a couple older hikers or their younger sons. Next time I hike this loop, I'll be a little more critical about the contents of my pack. (I had several duplicated items to test and compare.) Nonetheless, we had a great time and would do it again and recommend it as a really good late fall overnight.
Thanks to the ODTC, who had members out on Saturday cleaning up the trail from Sandy's effects.
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Date of Hike: Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
| Great instructions for locating and then navigating along this trail. Thank you. We went to the Glass Hollow Overlook and on to the second overlook (Scott Mountain and Bear Den) but did not continue to the shelter. We came back to the Albright Loop Trail, saw the Beechcraft wreck and then followed the trail to the top of Dobie Mountain and back to the Humpback Rocks parking lot. This was a great walk for us old fogies (76 and 66). Less wear and tear on the knees than the Humpback Rocks trail though the views are not as impressive! It was a prefect Autumn day and we passed only one hiker.
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Date of Hike: Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
Did the part of this hike that led to the AT North, and on to the Paul Wolfe Shelter for a night of Winter camping. Temp got down to 28 F at night. This website and directions, and printable map, really helped me get situated and find my way. The forest this time of year is absolutely silent and awesome, and the only sound (at about 10 AM coming back on Sunday morning) was my own breathing. The serenity was magical. Um... it was a bit of a surprise on Saturday night when I had to cross the stream to get to the shelter. I balanced (with my heavy pack) walking over the big log, and it was scary. Coming back, I crossed using the big rocks placed there by the ODATC, and that was a breeze. Still - somewhat adventurous though. This website made the whole thing great and gave me the confidence i needed to plan and go through with it. Thank you Hiking Upward!
-Mike Shaw
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Date of Hike: Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
| We did the Humpback Rocks first, and then hiked the Dobie trail just to the Glass Hollow Overlook - I feel like it was a great combination. Humpback is a real workout, and was very crowded at the top, so the Dobie trail was a nice easy hike afterwards. We didn't see a single other hiker on the Dobie trail. It was very cold (27 degrees) but we only felt like that was really a problem at the top of Humpback, where the wind was really blowing. Next time we go, we'll be sure to bring our dog!
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Date of Hike: Sunday, January 01, 2012 |
| Glass Hollow Overlook is great. I would love to see that vista with some fall color. The shelter is a great spot for lunch. We met a nice fellow who told us that there is a small water fall a couple hundred yards downhill from the shelter on the AT. Looked like a great spot to cool off in the warmer months. Nothing spectacular, just a nice little waterfall and pool. Caught a gorgeous sunset at an overlook just off the Blu Ridge Parkway not far from the trail head on the way back to 64.
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Date of Hike: Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
Do NOT follow the Google Maps directions to get here. When we stopped to ask for directions (after having gotten lost), we were told that a road was closed. Once we found the parking lot and stone picnic table, the hike was great! We did the 4-mile hike and had a blast exploring the plane-crash site. The weather was cool, and the woods were very quite - only saw a handful of people along the way.
HikingUpward NOTE: The Google directions may direct you to the Blue Ridge Parkway from the east on Old Howardsville Turnpike. This is not a navigable road. You need to access the BRP from I64.
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Date of Hike: Sunday, March 13, 2011 |
Didn't do the part that goes to the shelter. We combined the Albright Loop with the Humpback part of the AT instead.
Loved the solitude on this portion! We had lunch at Glass Hollow with nobody around. We only saw maybe 5 other hikers on the Albright trail. The views while on the trail are great too, if the leaves were on the trees it might not be as good. Saw the plane crash site. Humpback Rocks was crowded, so Dobie Mtn was a treat.
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Date of Hike: Saturday, March 12, 2011 |
| A very nice hike on a beautiful early 'spring' day. All parts of the trail are well maintained and those efforts make for nice hiking. The stream crossing to the shelter was quite a challenge with the recent rain and we had to resort to traversing most of it on a downed tree just above the crossing. The plane wreck was interesting and of course Glass Hollow overlook was great. This is rated correctly and good for a first time out spring hike to test the old bodies of three old men. It is not too difficult but enough of a challenge to let you know you have been 6.8 miles in the mountains.
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Date of Hike: Friday, February 18, 2011 |
| Took the 3.1 mile Albright loop trail...nice day in 60's. Trail is well maintained by Dominion AT club, about 50% leaves have blown off trail making the hike a lot safer. Located the Beechcraft Bonanza with no problem. This plane crashed 20 April 1963 on a flight from Marion, Indiana to Franklin, Virginia. The plane was located one year later when two ginseng hunters came upon the wreckage.
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Date of Hike: Sunday, January 23, 2011 |
Took my lab mix for a quick day hike. We had beautiful weather temps were around 32 degrees, but the sky was sunny and clear. Instead of cutting immediately over to the AT we climbed up to Humpback rocks and then turned north.
We had lunch at the Glass Rock overlook, and I'll definitely coming back to camp at this spot. Absolutely perfect.
Trails were well marked and in good condition.
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Date of Hike: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 |
| Perfect day of hiking, high of 45 degrees and great trail conditions. My puppy Cara and I followed the route as given to all of the overlooks and down to the shelter for lunch, examined the plane, then climbed over the summit of Dobie. We only saw one other hiker. GPS showed 6.18 miles, 3:25 start to finish.
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Date of Hike: Friday, December 03, 2010 |
| We came back and did this as an overnight winter backpack except we hiked from Rockfish Gap (MP 0 Blue Ridge Parkway) on the AT South for 5 miles to the Paul Wolfe Shelter. We went across 2 nice flowing creeks and a couple of small ones prior to reaching the shelter, no views on this portion of the AT except for what we could see with the leaves down. Mill Creek, in front of the shelter, was flowing almost twice as much as our visit 3 weeks prior. A great shelter to do a quick overnight. There are a few flat places 20 yards in front of the shelter for a few tents with a bear pole and another bear pole right beside the shelter. The metal fire-pit had a nice grill to cook our "hobo" meals on. It got down to 20F overnight with flurries for a couple of hours. My 5F sleeping bag did just fine except my feet got a little cold. Note to self: bring extra pair of very thick wool socks!!
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Date of Hike: Saturday, November 20, 2010 |
| A very enjoyable hike. Quiet, peaceful, and low traffic. Hitting Mill Creek at the end is a real treat. Sit on the memorial bench and listen to the water pour over the rocks. I only wish that the hike was a little longer.
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