Where: Pass Mountain Trail out and back
When: 9/29/2026 (Tuesday)
Category: FA (Further Afield)
Dogs allowed: Yes, subject to SNP rules
Meeting Place and Time: Meeting point will be Oilville Park and Ride at 7:20 for a 7:30 departure. Bring $10-15 to give to your driver. If you are not in the RVA area, contact the hike leader to make arrangements to meet at the trailhead.
Registration link: At the bottom of the email about this event will be a URL with the name of the hike that takes you to the ODATC page for this hike. On the page is a button to register. Alternatively, if you go to the calendar on the ODATC website and click on the link to this hike, it goes to that same page with the same register button.
Hike Leader: Art Ritter o2behiking@yahoo.com
Hike Details: This is an 8.1 mile out and back hike from Thornton Gap to Route 211 along the Pass Mountain Trail. Because of the elevation gain and loss of about 1,800 feet, I am marking the hike as strenuous. We will leave the parking area, which has good bathrooms, and head to the Pass Mountain Hut on the Pass Mountain Shelter Fire Road. From the shelter, we will descend for the next 3 miles to Rt. 211, then reverse back to the shelter. We will have a trail lunch at the shelter, where there is an outhouse and a spring, then descend on the AT to the cars. Plan on 5-6 hours for this hike, including the lunch break.
If folks want to, they can stop at Yoders on the way back for ice cream!
Register for this hike using the registration link information above.
Contact the Hike Leader if you have specific questions that are not covered.
Happy trails!
Approximate Elevation Profile for Hike:
