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Hone Quarry Ridge (435)

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 2.7 (6)
  1. Areas
  2. VA
  3. …Shenandoah Valley
  4. George Washington National Forest
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“Ridge riding providing access to Big Hollow, Heartbreak & Mines Run. ”

Shenandoah Bicycle
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6.1

Miles

9.8

KM
Singletrack

3,838' 1,170 m

High

2,494' 760 m

Low

102' 31 m

Up

1,444' 440 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

This awesome ridgeline begins with doubletrack just north of Briery Branch Gap and descends east towards the Hone Quarry Recreation Area. This ridge has several trail intersections. First, Mines Run Trail breaks south back towards Route 257. Second, a screaming descent down Big Hollow Trail. After ripping some of the best sections of the ridge singletrack, the trail ends at the Heartbreak Trail intersection which has some of the most technical rocky terrain to the West of Harrisonburg.

Contacts

Local Club: Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition

Nov 4, 2025: Comment on That’s a Wrap on the 2025 Western Slope Dig Night Season! by Calvin Miller

Aug 31, 2025: Comment on Ride of Silence in the Daily News Record and WHSV TV by user-673149

Jan 23, 2025: Comment on eMTBs on Massanutten Western Slope Trails by Virginia Ebike Laws Simplified: What Riders Must Know Today -

Land Manager: USFS - George Washington & Jefferson National Forests

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Trail Ratings

  2.7 from 6 votes

#45

in George Washington National Forest

#36789

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  2.7 from 6 votes
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#45

in George Washington Nati…

#890

in Virginia

#36,789

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Kind of a cool rocky knoll on Hone Quarry Ridge.
Jul 16, 2017 near Dayton, VA
One of the few vistas along the ridge part of the loop.
Jul 16, 2017 near Dayton, VA

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May 20, 2023
Diego Manuel
Very overgrown, thorns gave me a flat

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