Pignut Mountain is located in Shenandoah National Park, between Thornton Gap and Front Royal, Virginia. The 2,531-foot-tall mountain is part of the Blue Ridge. There is no trail going all the way to the Pignut summit. You have to take the Keyser Run Fire Road, which will bring you to a saddle about 0.6 miles from the summit. This saddle is the site of the old Bolen Cemetery, a resting place of some of the hardy people who lived in this rugged, isolated area before it became Shenandoah National Park. You will find the trailhead at an elevation of almost 1,200 feet. As you hike along the Keyser Run Fire Road for about 1.2 miles until it meets the Hull School Road Trail, you will gain about 700 feet in elevation. To reach the summit, this hike is about 3.6 miles, and the total elevation gain is about 1,330 feet.

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