~ Hiking ~

     Just 20 miles West of Charlottesville, the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Mountains offer spectacular mountain-top sunset views, beautiful waterfalls including a natural waterslide, and more!  In addition, since no hunting is allowed in Shenandoah National Park, you're likely to see lots of friendly deer and other wildlife.  After enjoying an easy or more advanced hike (see our hike challenge ratings), we'll head back home or camp out near the cars.  Either way, you will have met some new people who share your revived or newfound hiking passion.  Check out these hiking pictures.  See also backpacking.