Month: July 2019

Sharp Top Trail (Jefferson National Forest, VA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Jefferson National Forest, Strenuous Hikes, Virginia3 Comments

Viewed from the valley below, Sharp Top (3,862’) in central Virginia is an imposing peak, once thought by 19th century Virginians to be the highest point in the state. Although later surveyors found this not to be true (the honors go to Mount Rogers at 5,728’), Sharp Top remains a popular destination for hikers seeking …

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Jonathan Run Trail and Sugar Run Falls (Ohiopyle State Park, PA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Moderate Hikes, Pennsylvania1 Comment

The Youghiogheny River Gorge in southwest Pennsylvania’s Ohiopyle State Park has many echoes of other, arguably grander canyons in the area, such as New River Gorge in southern West Virginia and Cheat River Gorge at Coopers Rock State Forest near Morgantown: sweeping vistas and lush side canyons, flush with rhododendrons and picturesque waterfalls. While most …

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