They discourage hitching in the park. A ranger told us it was forbidden and we could be fined. We did it anyway at the pull offs. You can hitch back to Waynesboro. Check in your guidebook for an outfitter and call them about a shuttle back to Daleville.
The blackberry milkshakes were awesome in the Park. I can’t remember where it was we got them. You take a blue blaze to the right, it is in the middle of the park where the field is located across the road. We hit that place with about 7 or eight in our group and we cleaned them out.
The trail in SNP is well kept. Good trail. We did the 108 miles in 4.5 days but we had thunder storms almost everyday so we didn’t take any noon day naps.
You’ve got some interesting climbs before you get to SNP. Apple Orchard Mt, Bluff Mt, and Priest Mt, just to name a few. Some of these are around 2,000 to 3,000 ft. climbs.
Buena Vista is a tough hitch into town. The trail comes out on top of the Gap and the cars are coming up over the rise and they have very little time to see you and stop. We have a lady and her daughter go down the road and turn around and come back for us. We had to wait for about 30 minutes to get a ride. Another hiker walk several miles before he got a ride.
Hope this helps.
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