Shenandoah National Park · Virginia

Hazel River Trail

3.2 mi of trail, end to end · Hazel River Falls: 5.3 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 1,078 ft–2,578 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · horse

1,078 ft 2,496 ft · 3.2 mi high 2,576 ft

Hazel River Falls 5.3 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

5-6 Hours · dogs allowed

Start Central District (Mile 33.5)

An orange sunrise behind the silhouette of a tree at an overlook.

A trail that leads you into the Shenandoah Wilderness to an exceptional waterfall.

Distance: 5.3-mile round trip hike

Difficulty: Moderate ( hiking difficulty scale )

Hiking Time: 5 hours

Elevation Gain: 1,070 feet

Hike Description

From Meadow Spring Parking Area (mile 33.5), take the yellow-blazed Hazel Mountain Trail past the Buck Ridge Trail.

At the fork, go left onto the yellow-blazed White Rocks Trail.

At the next trailpost, go right and continue to two small waterfalls.

Turn around and retrace your steps back to the parking area.

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.