Shenandoah National Park · Virginia

Blackrock Trail

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 80 ft of climbing · 3,628 ft–3,710 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking

3,628 ft 3,669 ft · 0.2 mi high 3,710 ft

Blackrock Summit the Park Service's write-up

1 Hour · dogs allowed

Start South District (Mile 84.4)

A jumble of large boulders sits on a cliff over a view of the valley below.

A short hike to a viewpoint on top of a rocky talus slope with incredible views of the Shenandoah Valley, Massanutten Mountain, and beyond. This hike is also a designated TRACK Trail, featuring a self-guided brochure and informational sign that turns your visit into a fun and exciting outdoors experience for kids of all ages. To find out more information about TRACK Trails and to log your adventure, visit the Kids in Parks website .

Distance: 1-mile circuit hike

Difficulty: Easiest (explanation of our hiking difficulty scale )

Hiking Time: 45 minutes

Elevation Gain: 175 feet

Hike Description

From the Blackrock parking area (mile 84.4), follow the Appalachian Trail south.

At the trail post, turn right and continue to the boulder field with a great view.

Continue south on the A.T. around the slope.

At the intersection, turn left onto the Blackrock Hut Road-Trayfoot Mountain Trail and follow back to the parking lot

Accessibility This trail does not meet ADA accessibility guidelines.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.