Humpback Rocks, Shenandoah Valley. Blue Ridge Parkway MP 6, Virginia, USA.

Hike to expansive views of the Shenandoah Valley on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) from Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles, or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. At adjacent Parkway Milepost 5.8, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.

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Hike to expansive views of the Shenandoah Valley on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) from Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles, or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. At adjacent Parkway Milepost 5.8, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.