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Fishers Gap Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Swift Run Gap

Fishers Gap Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Swift Run Gap

Hard

3.1

(18)

riders

Fishers Gap Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Swift Run Gap

03:31

64.9km

1,240m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.9 km for 146 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.97 km

Swift Run Gap Entrance Station

Highlight • Rest Area

18.9 km

Bootens Gap

Mountain Pass

27.9 km

Fishers Gap Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you'd like to park your bike for a while and take a walk on the Appalachian Trail, this is a great place to do it. You also get a really nice view of the Shenandoah Valley through a gap in the trees, with Massanutten Mountain and New Market Gap—the site of a famous Civil War battle—visible in the distance.

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28.6 km

Franklin Cliffs Overlook

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This viewpoint sits at 3,140 ft (957 m) elevation and looks right down a hollow toward the town of Stanley. Another community, Luray, is to the right of Stanley but mostly hidden by a ridge. You'll also see Blackrock Summit in the near distance to your left, and Roundhead Ridge a bit behind and to the right of it.

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30.1 km

View of Shenandoah Valley from Knoll Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a spectacular place to watch the sun set over the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley. There are 72 overlooks where you can stop and enjoy the view along the Skyline Drive.

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32.7 km

Old Rag View Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Facing east-northeast, this overlook offers you a nice peek at Old Rag Mountain, one of the most popular summit hikes in Shenandoah National Park. This viewpoint sits at 3,585 feet (1,092 m) in elevation, whereas Old Rag stands 3,291 feet (1,003 m) tall, so you're actually higher than the mountain's summit.

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41.7 km

Skyline Drive

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Skyline Drive runs 105 miles (168 km) along the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah National Park. You pay $15 to travel along the road with your bike. Bear in mind that the road can be closed at short notice depending on weather conditions.

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58.6 km

South River Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

The South River Overlook offers a picturesque view at an elevation of around 2,950 feet.

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64.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.0 km

623 m

202 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.2 km

284 m

216 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,110 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

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Today

Sunday 12 July

24°C

18°C

90 %

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Fishers Gap Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Swift Run Gap

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Fishers Gap Overlook

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View of Shenandoah Valley from Knoll Overlook

Old Rag View Overlook

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