Riprap Trail Day Hike

Cost $20.00

Space is limited, you must purchase a ticket to reserve your spot!

This is a longer hike (9.8 miles) through wild blueberry bushes and an awesome swimming hole! We will make stream crossings and see small waterfalls and a vista.  Among all this beauty we will discuss basic camp skills including how to choose a camp site and Leave No Trace principles. Join us on one of our favorite Shenandoah National Park trails – the Riprap Trail.

Shenandoah National Park describes this hike as:
Whatever your reason for hiking, you will find it on Riprap Trail. Explore the top of Chimney and Calvary Rocks and admire the captivating views of the hollow below. Follow the creek as it cascades down the mountain through thickets of berry bushes and rhododendron. Riprap Trail enchants hikers because it offers a memory at every turn. It’s a microcosm of the 500 miles of trails that crisscross Shenandoah National Park.

(https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/upload/Riprap_RoadTrail_508.pdf)

Meet us at River Rock Outfitter at 6:45AM so that we may leave at 7:00AM. This will give Meegana ample time to provide a gear check.

Carpooling is suggested as parking is limited. Parking is free at the trail head but if you have a Shenandoah Pass bring it along as access to the park costs $30.00 and is not included.

Refund Policy Note: We are excited to get you outside and enjoying our courses and events. Each activity is tailored made for your specific needs and goals for the sport. Since we offer private/small group instruction and special events, our guides’ schedules are busy. Please be considerate of their schedule and make sure you arrive for your activity on time and prepared. Payments are non-refundable. If the activity is cancelled due to weather, then we will do all we can to schedule a rain date. Your guide will work with you to reschedule your activity or, if available, provide a reasonable alternative. If you must cancel for any reason, then notify your guide immediately. We will work with you to reschedule if a cancellation is made at least 48 hours in advance of your scheduled activity.