Shenandoah National Park hiking guide
Dark Hollow Trail
A 1.2-mile trail with 830 ft of climbing in Big Meadows, rated easy.
Key facts
- Length
- 1.2 mi (1.9 km)
- Elevation gain
- 830 ft (252 m)
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Area
- Big Meadows
About Dark Hollow Trail
Beside Hogcamp Branch, a stream tumbles down a shaded hollow to a cascade, a popular stop on the park's waterfall trails. Take your time, since the descent is steep and rocky and the return climb is the hardest part. Keep to the path, since wet rocks are slick and no lookout sits at the very edge of the falls. Black bears and timber rattlesnakes are occasionally seen along the way.
