Stephens Trail Parking
Stephens Trail Parking is a spacious parking area serving as a gateway for several hiking trails, including the Kennedy Peak loop and Duncan Knob. It is dog-friendly and good for kids, with ample parking space. Trails offer beautiful views, though some trail conditions can be rough with loose stones and forest areas showing signs of past timber activity. The area is more suited for hiking than typical dog park amenities.
Reviews
This is a good place to park if the nearby Kennedy peak parking place is full. It’s going to be a longer hike from here, but you can easily get to the peak from here.
Some ruts and bumps in this parking area. You can also hike to Duncan Knob via Catback Mountain from this area, though it doesn’t seem like a popular way to get there, for whatever reason, perhaps because it is slightly farther than Kennedy Peak in terms of a hike.
The parking lot is top notch. plenty of room. I parked here to hike the Massanuttan Trail that crossed the road and heads
south. This may be the worse trail I’ve ever been on. the first mile is great but then the forest opens up. it looks like the woods were either burnt, blighted, or timbered in the last 10-15 years. horrible looking. lots of loose stone on the trail as well so be careful. i rolled my ankle 3 times before i decided to get out.
This was a lovely day hike, we did the 9.2 mile loop up to Kennedy Peak. Beautiful views from the watchtower up top.
Good jumping off point for the Kennedy Peak loop, back way to Duncan Knob. Road in is a little rough…fine unless you’ve got low clearance. Loop has better valley views after leaves are down…overall about 1,600 of elevation change, trails generally in good shape.