Big Run Portal Trail

Big Run Portal Trail is a 8.92-mile out-and-back foot trail in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. It climbs 490 ft to a high point of 1,719 ft. Difficulty: moderate, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

Big Run Portal Trail, Shenandoah National Park
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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