This easy hike (on November 16) to a very scenic ridge near
Shenandoah had eluded me previously because it did not appear to entail a
summit. On a second glance, I noticed that the trail, namely the Massanutten
Trail, continued along the ridge to and over a highpoint a mile south of
Buzzard Rock. So I reckoned that even if the summit was in trees, there would
be an excellent view to enjoy both coming and going.
42. Buzzard Rock: The path lazily climbed to the ridge,
steepened briefly, then straddled the jaggy crest with fabulous views from the
top of a 100-foot wall of near-vertical rock. I marched on and was soon at the
high point, where the views were not half bad after all. I reversed course and
stopped on the return to watch a couple of rock climbers ascending the slabby
wall. Gotta take Kris up this one, ‘twas quite enjoyable.
Miles (RT): 6.0
miles; elevation gain: 1,300 feetCumulative mileage and gain: 172.2 miles / 48,400 feet
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