Shenandoah National Park · Virginia

Dickey Ridge Visitor Center Trail

1,924 ft–1,933 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking

Visitor centers

1,924 ft 1,933 ft · 0.0 mi high 1,933 ft

Along the way Dickey Ridge Visitor Center

Fox Hollow Trail the Park Service's write-up

1 Hour · no dogs

Start North District (Mile 4.6)

A crumbling, historic rock wall under a canopy of green trees

Pets are not allowed on this hike. Discover the cultural history of Shenandoah National Park as you pass by historic rock walls, a cemetery, and periwinkles planted by former residents.

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: 1.2-mile circuit hike

Difficulty: Easiest (explanation of our hiking difficulty scale )

Hiking Time: 45 minutes

Elevation Gain: 310 feet

Hike Description

From the trailhead, located across the Skyline Drive from Dickey Ridge Visitor Center (mile 4.6), go left onto Dickey Ridge Trail,

Turn right onto Fox Hollow Trail.

Stay on Fox Hollow Trail—past rock piles and the Fox family cemetery—back to your starting point.

Pets Pets are not allowed on this hike.

Accessibility Although pets are not allowed on Fox Hollow Trail, service animals are welcome.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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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.