Hike Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon Loop Shenandoah National Park, VA

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The Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon Loop is a classic Shenandoah National Park hike that leads through two hollows to form a scenic loop with an overwhelming number of waterfalls. You could start the hike from the east side of the park from the Whiteoak Canyon Trailhead, but I was already on Skyline Drive and decided to start from the high point, the Hawksbill Gap Parking Area. I did the hike clockwise, starting down Cedar Run. The wateraflls along Cedar Run are smaller, but very interesting. There are pretty cascades, a narrow gorge in the watercourse, and even a slickrock waterslide.

After passing the lower trailhead, I continued north along the Whiteoak Canyon Trail, which has a bunch of more intense, taller falls. Most are named some variation of "Whiteoak Falls", and all are delightful. From the top of the trail, I took a left and followed the Whiteoak Fire Road. This ook me back to my trailhead, but it's a wide and pretty boring portion of the hike.

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Starting along the Cedar Run Trail.

Nice little waterfalls along the way.

Even though the waterfalls start of small, they're cute and add great forest water sounds as I descended Cedar Run.

A cool slickrock waterslide within Cedar Run.

A narrow section within the watercourse.

Reaching the lower sections of the Cedar Run potion of the loop.

Along the Whiteoak Canyon Trail.

Lower Whiteoak Falls.

Another shot at Lower Whiteoak Falls.

Gorgeous waterfalls within Whiteoak Canyon.

A viewpoint along the Whiteoak Canyon Trail, a view toward Upper Whiteoak Falls.

Farther up toward the end of the Whiteoak Canyon Trail.

The Whiteoak Fire Road, which led me back to the Hawksbill Parking Area.

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