Ferrier Trail and Lick Branch Loop
Trail provides good views of Craig Creek Valley and Potts Mountain
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Day Hike - Loop |
| Distance (Total): |
7.0 miles / 11.3 km |
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- All Year Long
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- Mountain Views
- Woods
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Easy |
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★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Ferrier Trail provides good views of Craig Creek Valley and Potts Mountain. Lick Branch offers cool refreshing walk, except during dry periods. Sign marks intersection of Lick Branch and Ferrier Trails.
Lick Branch Trail begins at sign on FS 182. Continue on this logging road to Lick Branch Crossing. Trail descends in hardwood forest, through one wildlife clearing and past another one, widening into Ferrier Road approximately ¼ mile before reaching FS 182.
Click on the marker on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.
| Latitude: |
37.493332533 degrees / 37° 29.600' / 37° 29' 36.00" |
| Longitude: |
-80.0659346581 degrees / -80° 3.956' / -80° 3' 57.36" |
| Location: |
New Castle, Virginia, United States |
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From I81, take Exit 141 onto SR 419 North to SR311 North to New Castle. Turn right on SR615 (Main Street). At Court House, turn right on SR 616. Go to SR 690 and turn right to FS 182, take right fork (FS 5026) at end of FS 182.
You can also click on the marker on the map to get Google directions to the trailhead.
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| Created by Nick on 11/02/2007 |
| Last edited by Nick on 08/21/2008 |
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