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    Default Shuttles from Thornton Gap to Lewis Mountain?

    Are there any shuttles that run from Thornton Gap to Lewis Mountain Campground?

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    There are no scheduled shuttle buses in the park. Check out the "Shuttle Providers" button on the Whiteblaze.com home page particularly Luray: https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/art...4-shuttles.pdf

    Or consider hitchhiking: https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/sho...-National-Park.
    From the Shenandoah National Park website:

    Hitchhiking is permitted in the following areas under the conditions noted:

    • Along Skyline Drive and in developed areas when associated with hiking within the park.
      • Many visitors under estimate the difficulty of park trails or encounter unexpected weather conditions leaving them unable to complete a planned hike. In this event, visitors want the option to solicit a ride back to their vehicle. Soliciting a ride for short distances has been an accepted practice for many years without any complaint or history of problems.

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    I hitch hiked all through the park very successfully. Longest wait time 10 min

    That said, there is a taxi service in Front Royal, that drove me up into the park from town so perhaps they would be willing to.

    There is also a SNP area shuttle driver name Mark "Strings" 3034330028
    Trail Miles: 5,265.4
    AT Map 1: ✔ | 13-21'
    Sheltowee Trace: ✔ | 20-23'
    Pinhoti Trail: ✔ | 23-24'
    Foothills Trail: ✔ | 24'
    BMT: 168.3
    CDT: 210.9

    GSMNP900: 134.7
    AT Map 2: 279.4


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