Distance (One Way)
Elevation Gain
Trailhead
Location
Trail Description
Middle Prong Trail is a 4.1 mile waterfall hike that is often turned into a day loop. Along the way you'll find Indian Flat Falls and Lynn Camp Falls as well as many other smaller cascades.
There are a couple of ways to turn this into a nice loop hike. The longer of the two options uses the Appalachian Trail as a connector between Greenbrier Ridge and Miry Ridge Trail for a total of 21 miles - a doable day hike for those experienced enough and willing to wake up quite early. The shorter loop is the more obvious one: Middle Prong to Lynn Camp Prong to Miry Ridge and Panther Creek, then back down Middle Prong again for a total of 16.7 miles.
Long loop:
Middle Prong Trail: 4.1 miles
Greenbrier Ridge Trail: 4.2 miles
Appalachian Trail: 2.4 miles
Miry Ridge Trail: 2.5 miles
Lynn Camp Prong Trail: 3.7 miles
Middle Prong: 4.1 miles
Short loop:
Middle Prong Trail: 4.1 miles
Lynn Camp Prong Trail: 3.7 miles
Miry Ridge Trail: 2.5 miles
Panther Creek Trail: 2.3 miles
Middle Prong: 4.1 miles
Trail Difficulty Scales Explained
Elevation Grade
6%
Gentle Slope
Paul Petzoldt Scale
6.6
Moderate
5
10
15
Shenandoah Scale
101
Moderately Strenuous
50
100
150
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