Shenandoah National Park
The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, two hours from Washington. Skyline Drive follows the crest for 105 miles, with more than seventy overlooks; it's at its most colourful in mid-October.
What to see
Skyline Drive Scenic drive
105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge, at 35 miles an hour.
Old Rag Walk
The park's most famous and hardest hike, with a rock scramble; needs a day ticket.
Tours that go there
Washington and the Blue Ridge
from €2,000 p.p.
By motorbike along the Blue Ridge Parkway
from €3,000 p.p.
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