Bare Mountain Trail
Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
596 ft
Gain
35 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Bare Mountain Trail
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Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 596 ft
- Elevation loss
- 596 ft
- Highest point
- 3,484 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,272 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Bare Mountain Trail is a 2.62-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 596 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,484 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,376 ft
- High point
- 3,484 ft
- Total climbing
- 596 ft
- Total descent
- 596 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 16% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Montebello Fish Cultural Stn, VA weather station, 7.7 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan41° high19° low
- Feb45° high20° low
- Mar52° high25° low
- Apr64° high36° low
- May71° high46° low
- Jun80° high56° low
- Jul83° high60° low
- Aug81° high58° low
- Sep75° high51° low
- Oct65° high39° low
- Nov53° high29° low
- Dec44° high24° low
Where it is
- Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts · Ranger district
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts as of Oct 9, 2026:
Prohibitions on the James River Footbridge on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cold SpringsHiking0.1 mi
- CELLAR MOUNTAINHiking0.1 mi
- Pine Spring CampCamping1.5 mi
- Saint Mary's GorgeHiking2.1 mi
- South RiverCanoeing4.4 mi
- Aqua Boulder (Ridgeline)Rock climbing4.7 mi
- Big BoyRock climbing4.8 mi
- Sherando Lake Group CampgroundCamping4.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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