Stony Man Trailhead

Shenandoah first tried in 1989 to restore endangered peregrine falcons, once permanent residents, to this part of the Appalachians by releasing young birds from several spots in hopes that some would return to live in the park, and peregrine falcons may now be seen soaring over Stony Man. Beneath Stony Man Cliffs, Passamaquoddy Trail winds past notable geology and, in winter, drapery-like ice formations; George Pollock had the trail built in 1932 and gave it its name, saying passamaquoddy was a Maine Indian word meaning "abounding in pollock," partly as a joke about himself because the trail had no streams and likely no fish. From the Stony Man viewpoint, visitors look over the Shenandoah Valley, the town of Luray, and the Massanutten and Allegheny Mountains beyond.

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