Whiteoak Canyon Falls Upper Trailhead — Attraction in Luray

I started from 'Whiteoak Canyon Falls Upper Trailhead' ( Skyline Dr) and took the picture of the map for my reference.  The trailhead/parking is located between Milepost 40 and 45 and It is very near to Skyland. It took 1hr 20min to reach the Upper falls and you can hear the stream after 45 minutes of walking. The rest of the walk would be more along with streams and you definitely enjoy it. Trail to the upper falls is very decent and downhill. So we should prepare and keep the stamina to hike steep uphill all the way back to the parking lot. I tried the 4th of the mile to Lower falls from Upper falls and it is a very narrow and rocky staircase and you can see sign post alerting hikers with the message "Do not exceed your hiking ability".  When I returned to the Upper Falls, I was completely drenched with sweat.  So if you want to see Lower falls, prepare well, trail sticks...

I hiked the lower trail in the spring of 2021，basically just along the stream，not sure reached the mid point or not. There were lots of bugs and dead branches. I saw some short and small falls and wasn't impressed.

A few days ago when I saw the upper trail sign I decided to finish the upper part. It took about 1.5 hr on whiteoak canyon trail to reach the mid point （2.5 mile post）. The upper waterfall is located 0.1 mile above the post and beautiful.

I took Skyland- big meadows horse trail on the way back and it's a big mistake. The trail is gradually covered by tall plants with thorns，and getting narrower.

Overall I completed whiteoak waterfall trail and...

Such a beautiful route through Whiteoak! The total distance is about 7miles walking to the main waterfall, however, we only did about 2miles (45mins) to the first set of small falls. There are a few on the route to the main falls. It was great going hike, terrain can be very rocky and unstable in a few spots, but not too bad with walking stick assistance. It was more difficult coming back because it was up hill, so got winded a few times!!! Very peaceful and serene! Will definitely go back to try for the...