Shenandoah National Park · Virginia

Snead Farm Loop Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · Snead Farm Loop: 0.7 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 10 ft of climbing · 200 ft of descent · 2,009 ft–2,207 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking

2,207 ft 2,020 ft · 0.7 mi high 2,207 ft

Snead Farm Loop 0.7 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

2-3 Hours · dogs allowed

Start North District (Mile 5.1)

An old, white barn sits under a canopy of green trees

Discover the cultural history of Shenandoah National Park as you hike to the historic Snead family barn.

Distance: 3.7-mile circuit hike

Difficulty: Moderate (explanation of our hiking difficulty scale )

Hiking Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Elevation Gain: 580 feet

Hike Description

From the trailhead located across Skyline Drive from Dickey Ridge Visitor Center, go right onto Dickey Ridge Trail.

Go left on Snead Farm Road, which will take you to Snead Barn. For a shorter, 0.7-mile round-trip hike, turn around here and return to your starting point.

To continue on the loop hike, stay on the Snead Farm Loop Trail to its intersection with the Dickey Ridge Trail.

Turn right and follow it back to your starting point.

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.