Turk Branch - Moormans River Moderately Strenuous 8 miles 2030’ elev gain
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This circuit starts at Jarmin gap, follows the Appalachian Trail north to Turk Gap, and then crosses Skyline Drive and descends to the South Fork of Moormon River. Then the circuit returns via South Fork Moormans River Road, which follows the original route of the Appalachian Trail to Jarmin Gap.
We will meet at Jarming Gap parking .
For any of you who have the book, Circuit Hikes in Shenendoah Natl Park , this is hike number 29. I’ll be following the map in this book to complete this hike as I have not done this one in a while.
Please make sure to bring all the necessary ingredients for a happy and safe hike… Poles, lunch, layers, rain gear…just in case, water, first aid, etc.
No doggos please!
****We are not professionsl guides, just fellow hikers who are here to fascitate a hike in the woods with other nature loving folks!!
In the case of bad weather, we will announce in the comments by 8 am if there is a change in hiking plans. Please check the comments for that.
According to my resources, this is an 8 mile hike with about 2000 feet of elevation gain. Sometimes our resources aren’t completely accurate so there could be discrepancies in the listing…but we try our best to be as accurate as possible!
On that note… I will not be able to pre-hike this one before we go …so we will be exploring this one together!!
Somewhere along the way, we will stop for lunch… 🥪
🍻 ALSO…after hike bevies will likely be had somewhere nearby!!