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Climb Summary
Cycling Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Ride 104.9 miles gaining 11,253’
This is a magnificent bike ride that is one of the Big Three in the southeast:
- Skyline Drive/Shenandoah National Park (Virginia; 105 miles)
- Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia/North Carolina; 469 miles; connects Shenandoah and the Great Smoky Mountain National Parks)
- Cherohala Skyway (Tennessee/North Carolina; 43 miles).
The ride is along a ridgeline and entirely within Shenandoah National Park.
Shenandoah National Park was established in 1935, is made up of 199,173 acres, and hosts around 1.2 million visitors a year. There is the standard national park entrance fee of $15 to ride on Skyline Drive through the park (nps.gov), or free with your lifetime over 62 America the Beautiful National Parks Lifetime Pass (like yours truly 👍👍)
There are two visitor centers on our route:
Dickey Ridge Visitor Center -- mile 4.5.
Photo: Skyline Drive Overlooks
Harry F. Byrd Visitor Center -- mile 51.
Photo: Skyline Drive Overlooks
Thanks to Craig Arcuri of Johnstown, Pennsylvania for the photos he took along his 105 mile trek through the park on October 19-20, 2020.
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