Massanutten Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Massanutten Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Massanutten Trail permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Massanutten Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 14
- Across the markers
- 64.0 mi
- Route length, measured
- about 69.2 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 5,487 ft
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Massanutten Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
749 ft
Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area (common trailhead)
4.8 miles · 1,953 ft up to Waonaze Peak
Mile 4.8
2,702 ft
Waonaze Peak
3.0 miles · 1,562 ft down to Veach Gap
Mile 7.8
1,140 ft
Veach Gap
3.2 miles · 752 ft up to Woodstock Lookout Tower
Mile 11.0
1,892 ft
Woodstock Lookout Tower
4.7 miles · 90 ft down to Keller
Mile 15.7
1,802 ft
Keller
4.8 miles · 763 ft up to Kennedy Peak
Mile 20.5
2,565 ft
Kennedy Peak
3.0 miles · 1,300 ft down to Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area
Mile 23.5
1,265 ft
Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area
10.1 miles · 606 ft down to Woodstock Tower
Mile 33.6
659 ft
Woodstock Tower
4.3 miles · 1,087 ft up to Milford Gap
Mile 37.9
1,746 ft
Milford Gap
4.7 miles · 178 ft up to Habron Gap
Mile 42.6
1,924 ft
Habron Gap
6.7 miles · 117 ft down to New Market Gap
Mile 49.3
1,807 ft
New Market Gap
5.9 miles · 650 ft up to Scothorn Gap
Mile 55.2
2,457 ft
Scothorn Gap
5.2 miles · 104 ft up to Kerns Mountain
Mile 60.4
2,561 ft
Kerns Mountain
3.6 miles · 454 ft down to Signal Knob
Mile 64.0
2,107 ft
Signal Knob
Getting a Massanutten Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Massanutten Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Massanutten Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.