Skip to content

Map Activities Discover Guides Trips Saves

A map of everywhere you can sleep outside in the U.S., with the weather and cell signal to match. Built to stay free.

Explore

Map
Hiking
State guides
Discover

Plan

Trip planner
My trips
Saves
Offline downloads

About

Privacy
Data deletion

© 2026 Roaming.Camp · Data from NPS, Recreation.gov, BLM, USFS, NWS, and the FCC.Operating on ceded ancestral land.Photography via Unsplash.

Leave it better than you found it.

Hike

Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail

Ends at Fishers Gap
1,694 ft of climbing
Camp 4 mi away

6.6 mi of trails · 1,694 ft climb · 3,648 ft high point

VA · OpenStreetMap contributors

About Elevation Highlights Map Camp near here More hikes

About this hike

Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail is a 6.6-mile trail network ascending to Fishers Gap and its overlook, passing Old Rag View Overlook.

Elevation

987 ft of gain and 1,694 ft of descent.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

See all on the map

3.8 mi from the trailhead
Big Meadows Campground
Campground · VA

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

4 mi from you
Ridge Trail
- Summits Old Rag Mountain
- Inside Shenandoah National Park
- 2,416 ft of climbing
3.6 mi one way · 2,416 ft climb · Moderate
Shenandoah National Park · Camp 8 mi away

Elevation along the trail from the start. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Fishers GapDestination
Fishers Gap OverlookDestination
Old Rag View OverlookAlong the way
Hawksbill GapAlong the way
Spitler HillNearby
Franklin Cliffs OverlookNearby
Rose River FallsNearby
Crescent RockNearby
ViewpointNearby
ViewpointNearby
Dark Hollow FallsNearby
Spitler Knoll OverlookNearby

Nearby reading

Dark Hollow Falls
Big Meadows

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 6.6 mi
Shape: Trail network
Gain: 987 ft
Descent: 1,694 ft
High point: 3,648 ft
Low point: 2,829 ft
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: VA
Camps within 15 mi: 8
Trailhead: 38.5562° N · 78.3767° W

Get directions Open the map

3.9 mi from the trailhead

Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA)

Campground · VA

10.0 mi from the trailhead

Lewis Mountain Campground

Campground · VA

4 mi from you

Dark Hollow Falls Trail

Ends at Dark Hollow Falls
Inside Shenandoah National Park
Camp under a mile away

0.9 mi one way · 613 ft climb · Moderate

Shenandoah National Park · Camp under a mile away

Rose River Loop Trail

Ends at Dark Hollow Falls
Inside Shenandoah National Park
Camp under a mile away

2.1 mi one way · 684 ft climb · Moderate

Shenandoah National Park · Camp under a mile away

Saddle Trail

Summits Old Rag Mountain
Inside Shenandoah National Park
1,163 ft of climbing

1.5 mi one way · 1,163 ft climb · Moderate

Shenandoah National Park · Camp 7 mi away

Hawksbill Trail-Upper

Summits Hawksbill
Inside Shenandoah National Park
Camp 3 mi away

1.1 mi one way · 460 ft climb · Moderate

Shenandoah National Park · Camp 3 mi away

Hawksbill Trail-Lower

Summits Hawksbill
Inside Shenandoah National Park
Camp 3 mi away

0.7 mi one way · 665 ft climb · Moderate

Shenandoah National Park · Camp 3 mi away

Weather

7-day forecast

Today79°66°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Fri74°59°Patchy Fog
Sat68°61°Partly Sunny
Sun75°60°Partly Sunny
Mon64°58°Partly Sunny
Tue60°55°Chance Rain Showers
Wed58°55°Chance Rain Showers

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · wind 3 mph W

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Fair
T-MobileLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Mountain Side Trail
- Ends at Beards Gap
1.3 mi one way · 289 ft climb
VA · Camp 10 mi away
Skyland Amphitheater Trail
- Summits Bushytop
- Inside Shenandoah National Park
0.0 mi one way · Moderate
Shenandoah National Park · Camp 5 mi away
Red Gate Fire Road
- Ends at Fishers Gap
- 1,511 ft of climbing
- Camp under a mile away
4.6 mi one way · 1,511 ft climb
VA · Camp under a mile away
Big Meadows Historic Cabins Trail
- Summits Blackrock
- Inside Shenandoah National Park
- Camp under a mile away
0.3 mi of trails · Moderate
Shenandoah National Park · Camp under a mile away