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Tracks

TTM01

Dist: 12.59 mi Points: 1000
Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Three Top Mountain Track 1

TTM02

Dist: 0.36 mi Points: 23
Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Three Top Mountain Track 2

Points of Interest

Among the pines

Location: 38.942692°, -78.362595°
©Jeff Chow

Conifer Corridor

Location: 38.952164°, -78.322662°
©Jeff Chow

Fins of Rock

Location: 38.921791°, -78.388016°
©Jeff Chow

Mountain View

Location: 38.951397°, -78.332047°
©Jeff Chow

MAT002

Location: 38.947021°, -78.316597°
Buzzard Rock Overlook (1,740 ft.); views stretch to Front Royal

MAT003

Location: 38.951889°, -78.322433°
Established campsite on R

MAT004

Location: 38.951908°, -78.329803°
Turn L for .4-mi. excursion to Meneka Peak; spur trail NE meets back up with Signal Knob Trail

MAT005

Location: 38.949409°, -78.334862°
Meneka Peak (2,220 ft.); E views between trees extend to Matthews Arm of Shenandoah National Park

MAT006

Location: 38.960411°, -78.331017°
Pass Signal Knob Tower (2,100 ft.) to rocky overlook of the N. Fork Shenandoah River; begin 600-ft. descent into Little Fort Valley on Little Passage Trail

MAT007

Location: 38.957920°, -78.336899°
Top off bottles or bladder @ natural spring

MAT008

Location: 38.950489°, -78.348381°
R onto blue-blazed Tuscarora Trail for rocky ridgeline hike on Three Top Mtn.; continuous valley views

MAT009

Location: 38.919659°, -78.390556°
Watch for L turn to stay on Tuscarora Trail. Then, in 700 ft., turn L to steep downhill back onto orange-blazed Massanutten Trail

MAT010

Location: 38.917850°, -78.385948°
L onto road, following orange blazes

MAT011

Location: 38.920952°, -78.380417°
Straight past Mudhole Gap Trail; begin looking for a campsite among clearings beside Little Passage Creek

MAT012

Location: 38.941921°, -78.357887°
Veer L off fire road, still linking orange blazes past Strasburg Reservoir; head .9 mi. to close loop @ WPT 8 and return to trailhead

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