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Highest Point on Skyline Drive – Crescent Rock Overlook loop from Stony Man

Highest Point on Skyline Drive – Crescent Rock Overlook loop from Stony Man

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3.4

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Highest Point on Skyline Drive – Crescent Rock Overlook loop from Stony Man

02:29

43.6km

930m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 17, 2026

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Shenandoah National Park

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242 m

Highest Point on Skyline Drive

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At 3,680 ft (1,121 m), this is the highest point of Skyline Drive. The views reward you for all your effort; the layers of mountains are spectacular. Watch out for snowfall in winter.

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5.84 km

Hughes River Gap

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This gap offers spectacular vistas over Shenandoah National Park, with lots of parking nearby to start or finish your ride. There's essentially no shoulder along the road, though, so come …

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10.8 km

Pinnacles Overlook

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Pinnacle Ridge is the obvious star of this 3,320 ft (1011 m) lookout point, but you can also see Hot Mountain to the left of the ridge, and Old Rag …

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14.3 km

This lookout point has an interesting granodiorite formation underfoot. That is literally the bedrock of the Blue Ridge Mountains, originally formed miles beneath the earth's surface. When you look out …

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14.6 km

Buck Hollow Overlook

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This is a great scenic viewpoint. As you face east-northeast you can see Skinner Ridge in the near distance, with Buck Ridge farther back and to the right, and the …

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15.4 km

Tunnel Overlook

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This is one of the most popular viewpoints in Shenandoah National Park. It looks east from an elevation of 2,510 feet (756 m), toward the town of Sperryville in the …

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35.4 km

Crescent Rock Overlook

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Looking west from 3,550 ft (1,082 m) of elevation, this viewpoint offers a great view of 4,050 ft (1,234 m) Hawksbill Peak, the tallest mountain in Shenandoah National Park. You …

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37.2 km

Hawksbill Gap

Mountain Pass

43.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.4 km

1.01 km

205 m

Surfaces

42.0 km

1.19 km

436 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,130 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

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