by Jennifer Bell | Mar 30, 2023
Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park in Harrisonburg is a joint effort of volunteers and the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). The trail system offers three different levels of difficulty to appeal to a complete spectrum of runners, walkers and...
by James Carter | Sep 15, 2020
This hiking spot is filled with a variety of birds and butterflies, and is located just outside of Harrisonburg. Explore five miles of dirt hiking trail alongside Madison Run, with a gradual ascent from fire road gate at base of mountain to top at Skyline Drive. This...
by James Carter | Sep 15, 2020
About 10 miles southwest of Harrisonburg is a 173-acre state forest with a variety of hardwood species in the middle of pristine farmland, that date back to pre-Civil War days in Ottobine. There are approximately 3 miles of a near-level trail through the forest. This...
by James Carter | Sep 15, 2020
This spectacular viewing point is on Cliff Trail, at Hone Quarry Recreation Area, in George Washington National Forest just outside of Harrisonburg. The trail is rocky and steep in places, but only about 1/2-mile long, and leads you to a picturesque rock ledge...
by James Carter | Sep 15, 2020
Located behind the Science Center on Eastern Mennonite University’s campus, the Eden Arboretum is a one-acre greenland where ecology, biology education, and international agriculture unite or meet. The second part of the arboretum is Park Woods, a 13-acre partially...
