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Crescent Rock Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Front Royal

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Crescent Rock Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Front Royal

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Crescent Rock Overlook – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Front Royal

11:29

163km

3,320m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 9, 2026

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Shenandoah National Park

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Start point

Parking

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6.48 km

Shenandoah Valley Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this point, you can enjoy views of the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley. The main highlights include Signal Knob and the town of Front Royal, but on clear days, you might even see part of West Virginia.

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31.6 km

Gimlet Ridge Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This point, looking to the north, provides panoramic views from Gimlet Ridge to Dickey Ridge in the foreground, with the Shenandoah Valley in the background.

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32.5 km

Mount Marshall Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This point overlooks to the southeast onto the Piedmont region, Jenkins Mountain, and Keyser Mountain. This area was owned by John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835, and thus received its name from him.

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63.4 km

Hughes River Gap

Mountain Pass

73.4 km

Crescent Rock Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 can also see Nakedtop Mountain a little farther away, and the Shenandoah Valley opening up below you.

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76.7 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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79.4 km

Spitler Knoll Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Once used as ranchland, this west-northwest-facing overlook offers nice views of (from left to right) Dovel Mountain, Slaughter Ridge, and Roundhead Ridge. You may also catch a glimpse of the town of Stanley to the right.

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80.8 km

Franklin Cliffs Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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81.4 km

Fishers Gap

Mountain Pass

104 km

Pinnacles Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 Mountain — one of the most popular summit hikes in all of Shenandoah National Park — in the distance.

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163 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

158 km

2.63 km

2.05 km

121 m

Surfaces

161 km

1.28 km

698 m

Elevation

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Friday 12 June

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88 %

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