One of my first climbs in Shenandoah NP. Fairly easy, with some fun scrambling at the summit. There is also a nice east-facing outcrop on the way to the summit that is worth checking out.
We managed to squeeze this one in on our way out of the park. It was well worth it. Scrambling on the pale rocks was a nice treat.
Buz Groshong - May 26, 2009 3:40 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 2009
Turk Mountain
We did the Mooreman's River Trail as a shuttle and then did Turk Mountain. Nice views from the summit. I think I might have also done it about 35 years earlier.
We did the shorter version of this hike starting from the Turk Mtn Gap parking area. It was a lovely hike and we loved the first overlook even better than the summit. There was a swarm of bugs hanging around the place we chose to sit at the summit, they looked like ants with wings (don't know my bugs) and my friend heard a buzzing noise which he thought might be a wasps nest so we didn't hang around there too long. I think the first overlook (0.1 miles from summit) would be a better place for lunch anyway, but both had excellent views.
hgrapid - Jun 28, 2006 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006
2nd summit of the day
We did Humpback Rocks earlier in the day. Turk Mountain was a more rigorous hike. We didn't know the view from the summit would be so great. We were pleasantly surprised.
Skyrune13 - Apr 10, 2024 6:56 am Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2024
Climbed with the kidsHas quite a bit of elevation gain, so the kids did need quite a few breaks.
chmoore577 - Aug 22, 2020 6:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2020
Shenandoah 2020Successful hike
cgard61 - Aug 8, 2018 2:22 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2018
2nd Peak of the DayGreat summit with lots of rocks to climb around on. Hiked Turk after doing Humpback Rocks.
wanderweg83 - Feb 1, 2014 10:48 am
Turk MountainOne of my first climbs in Shenandoah NP. Fairly easy, with some fun scrambling at the summit. There is also a nice east-facing outcrop on the way to the summit that is worth checking out.
hightinerary - Apr 20, 2012 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2012
Late AfternoonThanks to this page, I checked out Turk Mountain, and wasn't disappointed. Nice views and fun rocks.
jasano2 - Sep 19, 2010 9:13 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010
The White TurkWe managed to squeeze this one in on our way out of the park. It was well worth it. Scrambling on the pale rocks was a nice treat.
Buz Groshong - May 26, 2009 3:40 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 2009
Turk MountainWe did the Mooreman's River Trail as a shuttle and then did Turk Mountain. Nice views from the summit. I think I might have also done it about 35 years earlier.
sajego - Sep 1, 2008 7:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008
Turk MountainWe did the shorter version of this hike starting from the Turk Mtn Gap parking area. It was a lovely hike and we loved the first overlook even better than the summit. There was a swarm of bugs hanging around the place we chose to sit at the summit, they looked like ants with wings (don't know my bugs) and my friend heard a buzzing noise which he thought might be a wasps nest so we didn't hang around there too long. I think the first overlook (0.1 miles from summit) would be a better place for lunch anyway, but both had excellent views.
hgrapid - Jun 28, 2006 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006
2nd summit of the dayWe did Humpback Rocks earlier in the day. Turk Mountain was a more rigorous hike. We didn't know the view from the summit would be so great. We were pleasantly surprised.