On Oct. 28, he received a special patch for completion of the Shenandoah 500. The Shen500 goes to those who have hiked all the trails that feed in and out of the Shenandoah National Park.

“I thought that’s something we ought to do for Shenandoah,” she said. Thus the Shenandoah 500 Mile Club was born in 2014. “Hiking all the trails in the park that is in my backyard seemed ...

Two employees of the National Park Service oversee 500 miles of trails in the 198,000-acre Shenandoah National Park, which ...

The paved road runs 105 miles and covers the length of Shenandoah National Park, taking about three hours to drive in a single day. Since completing construction in 1939 (the Civilian Conservation ...