All- Let’s hike St Mary’s Wilderness Trail and Spy Rock Hikes on Sunday, September 29th. St Mary’s Wilderness Trail The St Mary’s Wilderness circuit adjacent to the Blue Ridge parkway offers a combination of streamside and mountain top scenery and an absence of crowds. The hike will be a beautiful easy trail (2.5 miles). The trail begins at the end …
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Nrge Ghost Town Backpacking
Hiking through ghost towns? Camping in ghost towns? Swimming near ghost towns? The plan is to head out to base camp for Friday night, hike Saturday, camp in/near a ghost town Sat night, and hike out and head home on Sunday. Should be about 10-12 mi of decent hiking along the river. The plan is to hit the Kaymoor, Rend, …
Humpback Rocks – Sunrise Edition
Want to make the most of your Friday? Wake up for sunrise! Humpback Rocks is the most popular hike near grounds and is on the list of the things to do before you graduate. Why? A relatively short climb to a spectacular overlook of the Shenandoah Valley. Bring a breakfast to eat in the car or at the summit. Sunrise …
Torry Ridge Hike
THIS HIKE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER. Ditch the football game and take to the woods with me! With the temperatures getting to be beautiful it’s prime time for being out in nature. We’ll hike Torry Ridge which is in the George Washington National Forest. It has the best of both worlds with stream crossings and beautiful mountain …
Edible Plants at Uva
Would you like to know where the apple, fig, pear, and other fruit trees of UVA grounds are located? If so, come on this short walk in which we will identify many of the fruit trees and berry bushes of the Pavilion Gardens on either side of the Lawn along with a few culinary and medicinal herbs along the way. …
Apple Picking and Hike Around Carter’s Mountain
The plan: pick some apples in the orchard, enjoy the views, walk on the 2 mile trail through orchard, and check out all the yummy food at the apple barn. I don’t know how much it costs to pick apples (because its impossible to get ppl at Carter Mountain on the phone) but bring about $10 to be safe or …
Apple Picking and Hike Around Carter’s Mountain
The plan: pick some apples in the orchard, enjoy the views, walk on the 2 mile trail through orchard, and check out all the yummy food at the apple barn. I don’t know how much it costs to pick apples (because its impossible to get ppl at Carter Mountain on the phone) but bring about $10 to be safe or …
Rescheduled: Stony Man Mountain and Lewis Spring Falls- September 15th
All- Update: I am postponing this hike to September 15th to allow for more hikers to join. I am a little late for getting this out but let’s hike Stony Man Mountain and Lewis Spring Falls on Sunday, September 15th. Stony Man Mountain is 3.4 mile Easy hike. Lewis Spring Falls will be a 2.5 mile round Easy hike. Stony …
Early Bird Hike to Monticello
Join me for a morning loop on the Secluded Farm Trails off Monticello (Saunders) Boardwalk! Check out Cville from Monticello and mark it off your 114+ things to do before you graduate. It looks like it should be cool in the 75s during the hike. We’ll jump-start our day with steady elevation gain, and in 40 minutes be rewarded with …
Sunrise Hike on Humpack Rocks!
Start your week off right with a sunrise hike! We’ll wake up real early and drive out to Humpback rocks just in time for sunrise. Humpback Rocks is the most popular hike near grounds and is on the list of the things to do before you graduate. Why? A relatively short climb to a spectacular overlook of the Shenandoah Valley. …
Black Rock Summit and Turk Mountain Summit- Sunday, August 25th
All- Let’s hike Turk Mountain Summit and Black Rock Summit on Sunday, August 25th. Since it’s Sunday, and Saturday will be a longer day hike day, let’s check out two of the smaller loops in the area that are relatively close to each other. Black Rock Summit This is a 1.7 mile Easy Hike. The trail begins at Mile 84.8 …
Jones Run-Doyles River Falls Hike- August 24th
All- Let’s hike Jones Run-Doyles River Falls on Saturday, August 24th. We will hike the Medium route which is 7 miles in length and considerate moderate in rating. According to Day and Overnight Hikes, and the Circuit Hikes of Shenandoah National Park, this circuit goes along the east slope of the Blue Ridge was constructed by the Civil Conservation Corps …
Canceled- Luray Caverns and Hawksbill Mountain Hike- August 10, 2013
All- Let’s check out Luray Caverns and then hike Hawksbill Mountain on Saturday, August 10th. I have been wanting to head up that way and figured we could check out the caverns and do an easy/moderate hike on our way back to Charlottesville. Luray Caverns is located about an 1 ½ hr from Charlottesville. It has drawn visitors since 1878. …
Turk Mountain Hike- Sunday, August 4th!
All- Let’s hike Turk Mountain on Sunday, August 4th. It is 2.2 miles out and back and considered a moderate in rating. The hike starts at mile 94.1 on the west side of Skyline Drive across the road from the Turk Gap parking area. This hike will provide views across the south west where you can see the Shenandoah Valley …
Sugar Hollow/Blue Hole Hike- Sat. July 27th
Let’s hike Sugar Hollow/Blue Hole on Saturday, July 27th. It is 2-3 miles each way and considered easy to moderate in rating. It is about 25 minutes west of Charlottesville by coming out Barracks Road and Rt 614 through White Hall. The South Fork has Blue Hole, a unique swimming spot, which we can also check out. This hike is …
Cpr + Aed Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR and AED. Get a 2-year American Heart Association certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. I’ll serve as your AHA instructor, and I’ll make the class be FUN. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> “Much more fun than usual!” >> “Awesome. Humorous.” >> “Matt …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > Sep. 21-22: Virginia Beach, VA* > Oct. 12-13: Richmond, VA* > Oct. 19-20: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA* (at UVA med school Jordan Hall) > Nov. 9-10: …
New River Gorge – Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip!
(This is Intermediate^class III + skill level). New River Gorge, Class III-IV, You can research this river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ You must have taken Dave Clark’s or someone else’s intro to whitewater kayaking class or have equivalent experience, you must have somewhat of a combat roll, have paddled and felt comfortable on class III whitewater. Everyone gets wait-listed until I screen …
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Marathon Hike
Back by popular demand, the traditional annual pre-creekathon marathon hike. We will hike 26.2 miles along the spectacular Wild Oak trail, bring water, snacks, headlamp. Club provides seat in a car/gas money; drivers get off the waitlist first.
Gone Fishin’ – Jackson River
Ah, the fishing frenzy isn’t over yet! There’s the fly fishing festival on the 28th, so again, another excuse to fish. Wait, no excuse is necessary to go fishing. I’ll begin by saying that I can be talked into another stream, but I would like to go to the Jackson River, in the Hidden Valley section. From the confluence with …
138th Semiannual Walnut Creekathon
Do you like WALNUTS and CREEKS? Well, it’s that time of the year again, so get PSYCHED! For members new to the club, the Creekathon is our kind-of-end-of-semester cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Last Minute Hike– Dobie Mountain!
Dobie Mountain is ~6.8 miles and it’s supposed to be 57 degrees and sunny tomorrow. So hopefully it will be! I’m thinking the trip will be 5 hours max. Leave at 11, back by 5 most likely. One car for now, will let others join if more sign up. Bring: Water Good shoes Lunch Jacket – it might be colder …
Elliot Knob Day Hike
Looks like the weather is finally going to get warm this saturday so come with me to give Punxsatawney Phil the middle finger from the top of Elliot Knob. This 8.5 mile out-and-back hike has 2,425 feet of elevation change. Expect a fairly strenuous hike – Elliot Knob is one of the tallest peaks in Virginia. Most of the ascent …
Big Run = Big Fun (Fishing)
Big Run is the largest watershed on the west slope of Shenandoah National Park, and is only (publicly) accessible from Skyline drive. It is a perennial favorite of mine, and with recent sightings of caddisflies, I am excited to get on the water. Despite being “large”, it is still a mountain stream, thus I would say fly fishing is the …
Bear Church Rock Saturday Hike
Hey y’all, Hope you enjoyed the awesome weather today as much as I did! Although we’re projected to get some more winter shenanigans midweek, Saturday is looking absolutely pristine. And what better way to capitalize off this mid-forties March weather than with a hike. This 8.5 mile jaunt to the top of Bear Church Rock starts at the Rapidan River, …
Saunders-Monticello Early Bird Hike
Join me for an early morning Monticello Boardwalk Lite Hike. We’ll meet at 6:30AM at Bonnycastle Circle and car-pool to the overflow parking lot for the Monticello Boardwalk. The trail consists of crushed gravel and boardwalk segments with a slight uphill grade on the way up to the Monticello Visitor Center (downhill on the way back). Sneakers or hiking boots …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > March 2 – 3: Knoxville, TN* > March 23-24: Richmond, VA* > April 6 – 7: Blacksburg, VA* > April 13-14: Princeton, NJ* > …
Humpback Rocks Sunset Hike
Come join me for an evening hike up to the Humpback Rocks, six miles south on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Rockfish Gap. It is a good spot from which to watch the sun set over a superb view of the Shenandoah Valley. The Wednesday evening has the best forecast next week for the sun set watching. We will reach …
Maple Festival Car Camping + Outdoor Adventures
The Maple Festival in Monterey has been going for over 50 years now, and I’ve driven through Monterey a couple of times and seen the crowd it brings, but had never stopped there. This year, I’d like to see what it is about, and use it as an excuse to get some car camping done. Rest assured, this trip is …
Secluded Farm Trail Early Bird Loop Hike
Join me for an early morning loop on the Secluded Farm Trails off Monticello (Saunders) Boardwalk! We’ll jump-start our day with steady elevation gain, and in 40 minutes be rewarded with views of Charlottesville below us through the trees – all before classes start! This is a 4.5-mile circuit hike with total elevation gain of ~600 feet. After a gentle …
Austin-Furnace Loop
Hey Guys, last minute hike! This is a 12mile loop with 2000ft elevation gain, great views from Blackrock summit midway. It’s intermediate hike that will be very cold. Bring: LAYERS*** it will be cold 2 L of water food for the day light source (headlamp, flashlight, etc) Good shoes to walk 12 miles a pack to carry it all
Austin-Furnace Loop
Hey Guys, last minute hike! This is a 12mile loop with 2000ft elevation gain, great views from Blackrock summit midway. It’s intermediate hike that will be very cold. Bring: LAYERS*** it will be cold 2 L of water food for the day light source (headlamp, flashlight, etc) Good shoes to walk 12 miles a pack to carry it all
Austin-Furnace Loop
Hey Guys, last minute hike! This is a 12mile loop with 2000ft elevation gain, great views from Blackrock summit midway. It’s intermediate hike that will be very cold. Bring: LAYERS*** it will be cold 2 L of water food for the day light source (headlamp, flashlight, etc) Good shoes to walk 12 miles a pack to carry it all
Turk Mountain from Sugar Hollow
Excited to see snow, but just want to do a day trip? Take a hike! Seriously, let’s go for a hike. I think it’s fair to assume that the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive will remain closed for several days. One of the shortest drives to the mountains is to drive out to Sugar Hollow and hike up from …
End of the World…Cancelled
Today is the END OF DAYS. THE ARMAGEDDON. THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. THE MAYAN TIME LAPSE. Join us on this most epic of last adventures. This club was secretly founded for the purpose of finding the smartest, sexiest, and most adventurous people to survive the inevitable apocalypse. You have been selected to survive. In the early days of the club, the …
Reading Day Hike at Riprap Hollow
Avoid the reading daze with a lengthy stroll through Shenandoah National Park. This will be a moderately strenuous, 9.5mi circuit hike with 2,225ft of elevation gain. You provide: – Sturdy shoes – 2L of water – Lunch, snacks – Warm clothes, layers – Holiday cheer – $5 for park entry Club provides gas money! Drivers will be given first priority …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers: SAVE $25 off regular $175 WFA rate, many THANKS to Officer Lindsey for arranging a classroom location for us. Bonus if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course fee back by reimbursement! …
Secluded Farm Trail Early Bird Loop Hike
For those of you who are staying in Ch-ville during holidays – join me for an early morning loop on the Secluded Farm Trails off Monticello (Saunders) Boardwalk! We’ll jump-start our day with steady elevation gain, and in 40 minutes be rewarded with views of Charlottesville below us through the leaves. This is a 4.5-mile circuit hike with total elevation …
Priest and Crabtree Falls Day Hike
For all those waitlisted on day hikes this weekend, here’s another option. This will be a 8 mile stroll, hitting the Priest summit and all the cool waterfalls on Crabtree. Be prepared for some elevation, and perfect new profile pic material. Bring: Water Lunch/snacks A happy trails attitude We provide a ride in a car and gas $$$s. Drivers get …
Sherando Lake Hike
This will be a 10mi loop wotha fun rock scramble, great views, and waterfalls. Bring water, snacks. Club provides seat in a car/gas money. Drivers get off the waitlist first.
Dobie Mountain Day Hike
Enthrall your family at Thanksgiving with tales of adventure! This 6.8 mile circuit hike features multiple overlooks, the Appalachian Trail, AND the wreckage of a plane crash from 1964. To top things off, its only about 30 minutes away, which means you’ll still have plenty of time to crank out some work on Sunday. What to bring: – sturdy shoes …
Riprap Hollow Hike
Still on a hiking trip waitlist for this weekend? Here’s another one! Riprap Hollow is a 9-10 mile hiking loop that takes you past Chimney Rock, rocky vistas, and waterfalls along Cold Spring. Difficulty is moderate depending on your experience level and there are a few steep sections, but we’ll be in no hurry. All experience levels are welcome. What …
137th Semiannual Walnut Creekathon
Do you like WALNUTS and CREEKS? Well, it’s that time of the year again, so get PSYCHED! For members new to the club, the Creekathon is our kind-of-end-of-semester cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Blackrock Summit Hike
This is a 10 mile loop with great views from the summit, bring water, snacks. Club provides gas money/seat in a car, drivers get off the waitlist first.
Trayfoot Mountain Loop Hike
This is a 12 mile loop, we will stop for lunch at Blackrock summit to enjoy foliage and panoramic view. Bring lunch, water, snacks. Club provides gas money/seat in a car. Drivers get off the waitlist first.
Friday Afternoon Stroll/Covert Infiltration of the Snp
The leaves and the weather are stupid nice so let’s go enjoy them I guess. Sugar Hollow: multiple stream crossings, at least one waterfall, 6-8 miles depending, pretty easy terrain with maybe some uphill towards the end, cool rocks (when is a rock not cool?), clandestine entrance into Shenandoah National Park (i.e. no fees), Josh Brooks (after several months of …
Fortune’s Cove Hike
So the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend. This will be a hike up fortune’s cove nature preserve. Supposed to be a pretty decent hike, 5.3 miles, with nice elevation change and good views, especially nice in autumn foliage hopefully. I expect it should take five hours total, 40 minutes to get there each way. Current plan is …
Old Rag and Backpacking!?!?!?!? What?
This trip is for beginners but be advised that the rock scramble is difficult hike and we’ll be doing it with packs at night. The total loop is 8 miles or so, I think. We’ll do 4-5 the first day. If you’ve never backpacked before that is okay, so long as you are fairly fit. Gear list at the end: …
Humpback Rock/Hike
Humpback Rock/Hike Foliage is peaking on top of the blue ridge! This will be a short mile-up, mile-back hike to humpback rocks to see the leaves and whatnot. The highs will be in the mid 65s, but bring warm layers, the temperature may be cooler on the mountain. Also bring a decent pair of walking shoes, water, snacks and/or lunch …