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| taxinvestor | Snowy  Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2008 | |
| First time out. 2 inches of snow above 2000 ft. Spent a lot of time wiping off rocks to find the blazes. Some dodgy moments on transition holds or when chinning. Several chimneys required some thought on how to ascend. Good amount of crab-walking, sliding, and crawling when down climbing. Take care if icy! After 3rd false summit, easy going. Fire road return is a long slog - better option may be to bushwack along Hughes River. 5 and a half hours. Lots of animal tracks. Hawks soaring in and around the rocks. Very quiet. Awesome mountain. | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2008 9:12 pm | ||
| ssfitz | Best trail around Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2007 | |
| Love this trail. Can't get enough. Did the loop once and did an up and back. Up and back is the way to go. That fire road felt like it would never end. | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2008 8:38 am | ||
| YEM | Best of the Park | |
| I came out here a lot while living in Baltimore. There's tons of places to escape the crowds, scramble and enjoy the views. | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2008 1:39 am | ||
| eric-griz | Fun hike! | |
| This has to be one of the most fun hikes in the Mid-Atlantic states. Plus it's usually a good place to see bears. | |
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 5:16 pm | ||
| Judd97 | Loads of Fun Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006 | |
| Climbed this with 3 other good friends. One of the best hikes of my life and the climb that got me into the sport. Can't wait to go back! | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2007 8:36 pm | ||
| JonW | Best in VA | |
| Often do this to keep in shape. Probably have done it about a dozen times or so. It fun to make up your own route near the top. | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2007 4:21 pm | ||
| tioga | Fun Climb Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2007 | |
| This was a fun scramble to the top. The views were blocked by fog and haze. Still, a fun hike. Did it a second time on September 13, 2008 with my girlfriend and the views were much better this time. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2007 6:41 pm | ||
| Jim Carr | Virginia Classic Date Climbed: May 15, 1993 | |
| Climbed this many times. Always a fun day out. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2007 2:49 pm | ||
| velodurt | Ridge Trail/Fire Road Loop Date Climbed: May 13, 2007 | |
| The scramble up the Ridge Trail = FUN! We had perfect weather and wildflowers were out in full bloom...great day! Lots of pics of the 8.8 mile trek on our website Natural Born Hikers Enjoy! | |
| Posted May 26, 2007 11:16 am | ||
| Brad Snider | Ridge Trail up, Forest Road Down Date Climbed: May 19, 2007 | |
| Climbed with SMBC youth group w/ 12 people. Awesome day w/ perfect weather, saw big black bear up close near the summit. Third time climbing Old Rag, loved it just as much as ever! | |
| Posted May 20, 2007 6:19 am | ||
| Lips74 | Old Rag Loop Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2007 | |
| Climbed mid march. Nice route and good scrambling on the ridge. Little bit of snow left. Went mid week early in the season, saw 10 people all day. | |
| Posted May 18, 2007 12:17 am | ||
| CRiedel2 | No Crowds Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2007 | |
| Woke up at 3:00 AM and drove out to Old Rag. Great hike, no one else there at all until I was almost down. Took the Ridge Trail up, then down the other side along the Weakley Hollow Fire Road. The rock scrambling was especailly fun and I got off the "trail" a few times up top, had a lot of fun. Took me 5:45, but I took a gazillion pictures and several long stops to enjoy the morning too :) NOTE: There is an $8.00 fee PER PERSON from March-November, and $5.00 from December-February. I think the rates got hiked just this year. | |
| Posted Mar 27, 2007 10:56 pm | ||
| Peter Larkins | Route Climbed: White Oak Canyon out and back Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2007 | |
| fun hike even though we missed the ridge scramble. i refuse to pay to hike mountains in the southeast. it is popular for good reason. | |
| Posted Mar 25, 2007 4:17 am | ||
| jvarholak | great training site | |
| climbed too many times to count....use old rag for training ...from skyline drive, run down white oak canyon to old rag.....run up old rag....back down and then up to my car on skyline drive via whiteoak....fun, fun, fun.....(and you also get to blow past the 85,000,000 other folks) | |
| Posted Feb 19, 2007 6:06 pm | ||
| Buz Groshong | My first mountain | |
| I first got hooked on hiking and mountains by doing Old Rag (in 1980). I've done it at least a couple dozen times since and it is still one of my favorites. | |
| Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:49 am | ||
| Dwise | Best Hike I ve Found in VA Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2006 | |
| First time at Old Rag hiked the loop and really enjoyed it. Did it a second time on 1/2/07 this time went back through the bouldering portion instead of doing the loop. That rock scramble is just to fun. Next time will do the White Oaks Canyon hike to the top. | |
| Posted Feb 6, 2007 10:13 pm | ||
| hikeman76 | Pukin' on Old Rag Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2006 | |
| Great hike....spent the trip up and down yakkin' all over the trail. FYI: Don't drink the water at Cedar Campground!! | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2006 5:36 pm | ||
| tacoturner | Date Climbed: March 4, 2006 Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2006 | |
| a cold and windy day, but very clear and well worth the effort. In fact, this summit alone made our 6-day trip worth it. Though it was cold, we stayed on top for a long lunch break to watch some Aussie-style rappellers and to do some bouldering of our own. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2006 6:58 am | ||
| dandrew | Great memories | |
| Climbed Old Rag a few times as a Scout growing up. I remember it as a tough, yet fun, dayhike. I loved the rock scrambling portions... | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2006 12:35 am | ||
| TLP | Southern Scramble Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2006 | |
| Got in the car, headed down to VA in the middle of the night, and made it as day broke. Had a great time going through the boulders to the top. It was a cloudy day, but I still got some pretty darn good views. Was the only one on the summit. Go early, or late in the season, or on a weekday, or combine all three into one like I did, and you won't be bothered at all. This really is a classic climb for the east coast, plus it's in a National Park. If it was a movie they would give it two thumbs up. | |
| Posted Dec 3, 2006 3:13 pm | ||
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