ABOUT THE PARK:
George Washington National Forest - USDA
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 38.970117, -78.565305
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| Driving in, overstep i gate (if unopen green at that spot together with walk in) together with therefore plow left only earlier the instant gate together with green at the military camp site. That instant gate is where the hike starts. |
TRAIL MAP:
Map F: Great North Mountain-North Half (VA/WV) - Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
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HIKE DISTANCE: 6 miles (3 miles each way)
THE HIKE:
Followed the hike equally described yesteryear Hiking Upward.
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| From parking at the military camp site, walk dorsum out to the route that you lot drove inward on ... |
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| ... together with plow left through the gate (that evidently was permanently unopen at some point) ... |
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| ... on the yellow-blazed Cedar Crest Trail. |
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| We had only driven through v hours of heavy pelting but fortunately it stopped correct when nosotros started hiking. |
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| Where the blue-blazed Tuscarora Trail crosses over, plow left. |
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| Just beyond an one-time "road closed" gate ... |
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| ... a stone hop over Cedar Creek. I was concerned the H2O powerfulness hold upwards besides deep afterward therefore much pelting but it was passable. |
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| Cedar Creek |
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| Crossing a footling creek where a distich would non accept been necessary at all. |
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| Yay, some bluish heaven peeking through. |
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| Up to this hollo for the trail had been by together with large woods route but becomes a to a greater extent than rugged footpath afterward this turn. |
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| It's e'er gradual uphill, never steep. |
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| Blue-headed Vireo |
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| A brusque side trail to an overlook on Tea Mountain. |
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| The trail to the left led to a stone scramble therefore Brodie had to hold upwards tethered at the bottom spell I climbed up. He was non pleased well-nigh this. |
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| A footling flake of a sentiment from the top. |
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| Went to a greater extent than or less the rocks to the side yesteryear side left ... |
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| ... to an overlook Brodie could instruct to. |
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| Unfortunately, yet lots of depression clouds from the remnants of Hurricane Willa passing through. |
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| Continuing on the Tuscarora Trail. |
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| Once on the ridge of Little North Mountain, it's a brusque distance to a clearing on the correct amongst camping ground sites together with ... |
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| ... Kepler Overlook where I intend you lot should hold upwards able to run across the Shenandoah Mountains but non amongst these depression clouds. |
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| It was yet a pretty view. |
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| Heading dorsum the means nosotros came. |
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| A correct on the yellowish Cedar Creek Trail ... |
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| ... together with therefore a correct dorsum to the parking area. |
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| Five to a greater extent than hours of driving ... |
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| ... to the motel inward Charleston, WV. |