Shenandoah National Park · Virginia

Jones Run Trail

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · Jones Run Falls: 3.2 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 1,300 ft of climbing · 1,475 ft–2,764 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking

1,475 ft 2,764 ft · 2.4 mi high 2,764 ft

Browns Gap the Park Service's write-up

7-8 Hours · dogs allowed

Start South District (Mile 83)

A waterfall is surrounded by a dense, green forest.

This circuit hike leads you to Upper and Lower Doyles River Falls, as well as Jones Run Falls.

Distance: 6.5-mile circuit hike

Difficulty: Moderately Strenuous (explanation of our hiking difficulty scale )

Hiking Time: 7 hours

Elevation Gain: 1,400 feet

Hike Description

From the Browns Gap Parking Area (mile 83), cross Skyline Drive and take Browns Gap Fire Road to its intersection with Doyles River Trail.

Turn right and connect with Jones Run Trail.

At the Jones Run parking area, take a right onto the Appalachian Trail.

Follow the A.T. back to your starting point.

Accessibility This trail does not meet ADA accessibility guidelines.

This hike on nps.gov

Jones Run Falls 3.2 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

2-3 Hours · dogs allowed

Start South District (Mile 84.1)

A waterfall cascades onto large gray rocks, under a fall foliage of trees.

This hike takes you over a mountain stream, through the forest, and beside a 42 foot waterfall. There is one stream crossing.

Distance: 3.2-mile round trip hike

Difficulty: Moderate (explanation of our hiking difficulty scale )

Hiking Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Elevation Gain: 1,045 feet

Hike Description

From the trailhead at the Jones Run Parking Area (mile 84.1), cross the Appalachian Trail and follow the blue-blazed Jones Run Trail to Jones Run Falls

Return by the same route.

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.