Leading Ridge Trail

Leading Ridge Trail is a trail in Page, Virginia. Leading Ridge Trail is situated nearby to the peak Mary’s Rock, as well as near the hamlet Morning Star.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mary’s Rock and Thornton Gap.

Mary’s Rock

Peak

Photo: Qbek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mary's Rock, also known as Marys Rock, is a 3,514-foot tall mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, United States. The peak is just south of the Thornton Gap Entrance of the park, and north of the taller Pinnacle.

Thornton Gap

Mountain saddle

Photo: Qbek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thornton Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia separating the Shenandoah Valley from the Piedmont region of the state. Thornton Gap is situated 2 miles northeast of Leading Ridge Trail.

Marys Rock Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: Shenandoah National Park, Public domain.

The Marys Rock Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Located at mile marker 32.2 on Skyline Drive, the scenic byway that traverses the length of Shenandoah National Park, it is the only vehicular tunnel in the park. Marys Rock Tunnel is situated 1½ miles northeast of Leading Ridge Trail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morning Star and Valleyburgh.

Morning Star

Hamlet

Morning Star is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Morning Star is situated 1½ miles west of Leading Ridge Trail.

Valleyburgh

Hamlet

Valleyburgh is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Valleyburgh is situated 4 miles west of Leading Ridge Trail.

Kimball

Hamlet

Kimball is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was named for Frederick J. Kimball, an early president of the Norfolk and Western Railway. Kimball is situated 5 miles northwest of Leading Ridge Trail.

Leading Ridge Trail

Type: Trail
Category: transportation
Location: Page, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.63818° or 38° 38′ 17″ north

Longitude

-78.3375° or 78° 20′ 15″ west

Elevation

2,408 feet (734 metres)

Open location code

87C3JMQ6+7X

GeoNames ID

4768946

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