// Southeast · 6–9 days
Appalachian Arches & Gorges
Skyline Drive, New River Gorge whitewater, and Red River sandstone arches.
/ the route
Stop 01Shenandoah Skyline DriveVirginia · 2 days · best april–october & late-october (foliage)105 miles of ridge-top parkway with 75 overlooks across the Blue Ridge.
Old Rag summitDark Hollow FallsBig Meadows- Stop 02New River GorgeWest Virginia · 2 days · best april–october
America's newest national park — sandstone walls above one of the oldest rivers on the continent.
New River Gorge BridgeEndless Wall trailLong Point overlook 
Stop 03Red River GorgeKentucky · 2 days · best april–octoberSandstone arches and one of the densest concentrations of natural bridges east of the Rockies.
Sky BridgeNatural BridgeChimney Top Rock
Make it yours
Load this 6-day plan and adjust everything — add a park, change the days, reorder stops. Then copy the share link to send it to anyone.
/ more itineraries
- Alaska Wild Five10–14 days · 5 parks
Brown bears, tidewater glaciers, and the tallest peak in North America.
- Amalfi & Southern Italy8–12 days · 3 parks
Cliff-clinging Amalfi villages and the Dolomite spires of the north.
- Andes & Amazon12–16 days · 3 parks
Machu Picchu sunrise, Huayhuash glacier ridges, and Tambopata jungle nights.
- Appalachian Heritage6–9 days · 4 parks
Blue-misted ridges, deep caves, and the wildest gorge in the East.