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Fishers Gap Overlook – Hawksbill Gap loop from Hightop

Fishers Gap Overlook – Hawksbill Gap loop from Hightop

Hard

3.1

(18)

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Fishers Gap Overlook – Hawksbill Gap loop from Hightop

03:39

67.6km

1,300m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.9 km for 146 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.97 km

Swift Run Gap Entrance Station

Highlight • Rest Area

18.9 km

Bootens Gap

Mountain Pass

27.9 km

Fishers Gap Overlook

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If you'd like to park your bike for a while and take a walk on the Appalachian Trail, this is a great place to do it. You also get a …

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28.6 km

Franklin Cliffs Overlook

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This viewpoint sits at 3,140 ft (957 m) elevation and looks right down a hollow toward the town of Stanley. Another community, Luray, is to the right of Stanley but …

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30.0 km

Once used as ranchland, this west-northwest-facing overlook offers nice views of (from left to right) Dovel Mountain, Slaughter Ridge, and Roundhead Ridge. You may also catch a glimpse of the town of Stanley to the right.

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30.1 km

View of Shenandoah Valley from Knoll Overlook

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This is a spectacular place to watch the sun set over the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley. There are 72 overlooks where you can stop and enjoy the view along the Skyline Drive.

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32.7 km

Old Rag View Overlook

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Facing east-northeast, this overlook offers you a nice peek at Old Rag Mountain, one of the most popular summit hikes in Shenandoah National Park. This viewpoint sits at 3,585 feet …

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34.1 km

Hawksbill Gap

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Close to the Cedar Run trail head is the Hawksbill Gap Parking, just off the Skyline Drive. Good starting pointing to do the Whiteoak Canyon - Cedar Run Trail Loop from the Skyline Drive.

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44.5 km

Skyline Drive

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The Skyline Drive runs 105 miles (168 km) along the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah National Park. You pay $15 to travel along the road with your bike. Bear …

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67.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

539 m

202 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.1 km

284 m

132 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,110 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

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Sunday 17 May

29°C

16°C

58 %

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Fishers Gap Overlook – Hawksbill Gap loop from Hightop

Swift Run Gap Entrance Station

Fishers Gap Overlook

Franklin Cliffs Overlook

Spitler Knoll Overlook

View of Shenandoah Valley from Knoll Overlook

Old Rag View Overlook

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Skyline Drive

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