Madison Run Fire Road

Madison Run Fire Road

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...
Paul State Forest

Paul State Forest

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...
Hone Quarry Cliff Trail

Hone Quarry Cliff Trail

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...
Eastern Mennonite University Eden Arboretum and Park Woods

Eastern Mennonite University Eden Arboretum and Park Woods

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...
Shenandoah National Park/Skyline Drive

Shenandoah National Park/Skyline Drive

Located just outside of Harrisonburg, the Shenandoah National Park is a national treasure which includes the scenic 105-mile long Skyline Drive – a designated National Scenic Byway. The park lies along the crest of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, less than 90 miles...