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Shenandoah National Park
Accessibility
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John F. Mitchell | The accessible Limberlost Trail with mountain laurels in spectacular bloom. |
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Most facilities and services in the park are accessible or accessible with assistance.
Limberlost Trail (milepost 43), is ADA accessible, with a crushed greenstone walkway on a gentle grade. This circuit hike of 1.3 miles is for people of all ages. The trail passes through forest and a stand of mountain laurel - stunningly beautiful when it blooms in June. The forest is ever-changing! Once tall hemlocks and oaks shaded this trail, but most have been killed by insect invaders: the wooly adelgid and the gypsy moth. Recent storms have felled many of the dead trees. Today, notice what lives, including birches, maples, white pines. Look for wildflowers, from the bluets and violets of April to the yarrow, yellow hawkweed, and wild columbine of summer; discover ferns and mushrooms; listen for birds. And contemplate the resilience of nature.
Click here for a printable map of Limberlost Trail
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The exhibit at historic Rapidan Camp Click here for a schedule of accessible Ranger Programs more... | | Lodging Information for Shenandoah National Park more... | | An inviting bench along Limberlost Trail. Click for a downloadable map of accessible Limberlost Trail. more... | |
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Did You Know?
Shenandoah National Park has one of the densest populations of black bears documented within the U.S.
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Last Updated: April 11, 2008 at 10:12 EST |