Overall
Run Falls is actually two drops, the upper almost 30 feet but the lower at
93 feet is the highest in the Shenandoah National Park. Both are accessed
via the same trail, an excellent description of which is viewable at
Antony
Heatwole's web site
(after you bring up the page scroll down to, or search for, 'Mile 21.1, A.T.
Crossing').
The
parking area from which you access the Overall Run Falls is at milepost
22.2. See Anthony Heatwole's website (referenced above) for directions.
The
National Park Service has, thoughtfully, included an excellent
map
of the Park
which includes these features and trails. It is in .pdf format. If you don't
have Adobe Reader you should download it now; it is FREE! The download link
is on the Adobe
web site.
Another
interesting description of Overlook Run can be viewed at
Eastern
Waterfall Guide.
More
information about this and the other more frequented trails in Shenandoah
National Park is available in a $2 guide, Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National
Park, which can be purchased at any of the Park visitor's Centers, or
on-line at www.snpbooks.org.
This guide is third in a series published by the Shenandoah National Park
Association, a not-for-profit organization established in 1950 to
support the Park's interpretive and educational programs. We have found
their guides very useful.
