June 30th, Sunday Hike, Loft Mountain Loop Shenandoah NP

I like to have my Sunday hikes an easy, comfortable end to the weekends' events of camping and hiking so I planned this hike which was accessible from our campsite--no driving required.

We headed down the paved path, passed an outdoor auditorium and the campstore.  We continued down and down the path all the while thinking we have to climb back on this to get home!  We finally came to the Frazier Discovery trail and head up the northside of the loop trail.  We climbed up--strenuous in a few places--before leveling off and coming to a concrete marker which indicate we met up with the Appalachian Trail.  We jumped on that and it was a more relaxing climb back up to the campstore and then our campsite.  Since we were all packed to go we headed to the RV dumpstation to take care of the tanks and head home with very dark clouds overhead looking as if the heavens would open up to say "goodbye", but it was just a light shower.

This is an easy Sunday morning hike to end the weekends camping and hiking trip.  We’ll start the hike at 9 a.m.

We’ll hike from our campsite to the campstore where we’ll pick up the trail and head down to Skyline Drive near Loft Mountain Wayside, and take the Frazier Discovery Trail back, then on to the Appalachian Trail back to the camp store and then to our campsite.  Hike is about 2.2 miles.

Bring waterproof hiking boots, water, lunch, sweat rag, and snacks.  Since this is the Appalachian Mountains, bring a jacket and poncho (or waterproof jacket) for the occasional summer shower.