Free — you'll pick up right here.
Watch this trail
Sign up to watch it — saving subscribes you to gate, closure and report changes.
Virginia
Big Run Loop Trail-North
2.2 mi
Distance
1,137 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Shenandoah National Park
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Big Run Loop Trail-North
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,137 ft
- Highest point
- 2,858 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,710 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Big Run Loop Trail-North is a 2.23-mile out-and-back trail located in Virginia with 1137 feet of elevation gain.
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Jones Run Trail
~3 min drive
A 2.43-mile out-and-back singletrack in Virginia linking to the Appalachian Trail and Doyles River Falls.
Rocky Mount Trail
~6 min drive
A strenuous 5.25-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia connected to the Gap Run Trail system.
Second Mountain
~25 min drive
Expert-level 3.84-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia with rocky, dirt, and gravel surfaces.
Pocosin Hollow Trail
~26 min drive
An expert-level out-and-back trail covering 2.63 miles in Virginia, connected to the Pocosin Trail system.
Martins Bottom
~27 min drive
A moderate 1.88-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia that links to the Fridley Gap trail network.
Rocky Mountain Run Trail
~4 min drive
A 2.62-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia that connects to Brown Mountain Trail and Patterson Ridge Trail.
Furnace Mountain Trail
~7 min drive
A strenuous 3.21-mile out-and-back climb in Virginia that connects to Trayfoot Mountain Trail, ideal for experienced hikers seeking a challenging mountain experience.
Fridley Gap
~29 min drive
An easy 3.4-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia ideal for hikers of all abilities.
Cat Knob Trail
~35 min drive
A brief but expert-level singletrack out-and-back in Virginia for experienced hikers seeking technical terrain.
Morgan Run
~32 min drive
A 2.74-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia perfect for a quick hiking adventure.
