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Sky Meadows State Park

Sky Meadows State Park is a 1,862-acre (754 ha) park in the Virginia state park system. In addition to preserved woodland, meadow and swamp, sections of the park are farmed, in part because it contains the former Mt. Bleak-Skye Farm which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Located in extreme northwest Fauquier County, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Paris, Virginia off U.S. 17, one mile (1.6 km) south of U.S. 50 and seven miles (11 km) north of Interstate 66, it is an International Dark Sky Park located about an hour outside the Washington, D.C. metro region.

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Rolling Meadows Trail

Hiking · County

Blue-blazed trail through fields and past ponds in the Lost Mountain area; pairs with the Lost Mountain Trail to form a roughly 4-mile pastoral loop with westward views.

2.5 mi 263 ft gain moderate mixed

Lost Mountain Trail

Hiking · County

Yellow-blazed trail in the quieter Lost Mountain area east of Route 17, climbing to a westerly overlook on Lost Mountain; often paired with Rolling Meadows for a loop of about 4 miles.

1.7 mi 338 ft gain moderate dirt

North Ridge Trail

Hiking · County

Blue-blazed climb through cow pasture and forest to the Blue Ridge crest and Appalachian Trail; one of the park's steeper, rockier trails and the ascent leg of the classic loop.

1.7 mi 978 ft gain hard dirt

South Ridge Trail

Hiking · County

Blue-blazed ridge trail forming the return leg of the main loop, passing three viewpoints: the Historic Area Overlook, South Ridge Overlook and a spur to George's Overlook.

1.7 mi 25 ft gain moderate dirt

Ambassador Whitehouse Trail

Hiking · County

Light-blue-blazed trail off the Appalachian Trail leading to the Piedmont Memorial (Whitehouse) Overlook, a stone-terraced viewpoint over the valley; part of the popular Sky Meadows loop.

1.1 mi 3 ft gain moderate dirt

Piedmont Overlook Trail

Hiking · County

Short but steep climb from the historic farm up open hillside meadow to the Piedmont Overlook, with sweeping views over the Crooked Run Valley and Piedmont; the park's signature view.

0.6 mi 445 ft gain moderate dirt

Appalachian Trail

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The Appalachian Trail runs the Blue Ridge crest along the park's western edge, linking the North Ridge, South Ridge and Ambassador Whitehouse trails into the signature Sky Meadows loop.

12.04 mi 3113 ft gain moderate dirt

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Trails covered

7 curated routes at this park.

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