Trail Description:
Ferrier Trail provides good views of Craig Creek Vallye and Potts Mountain. Lick Branch offers cool refreshing walk, except during dry periods. Sign marks intersection of Lick Brnch and Ferrier Trails. There are no facilities.
Hiking the
Ferrier Trail:
Limited trailhead parking on FS 5026. 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 � mile before reaching FS 182.
Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Ferrier Trail
Best Seasons: Year Round
Length of Trail: 5 - 10 miles
Estimated Difficulty (Forest Service Estimate): Easy
Travel Information
Trailhead Directions: 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.
For more information on this hike
National Forest: George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
Local Office: George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
Address:
RR 3, Box 2242
, 24838 Craig Creek Road
New Castle, VA, 24127
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