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PATH Brochure

Ever wish you had a brochure about PATH to distribute at a sporting goods store near you or to hand out at an upcoming meeting? Your wish has just come true.

Here is a PATH brochure in PDF format that you can download to your computer and print out as needed for distribution in your area. This brochure was updated in 2012 by Marcia Cope.

The resources below are listed
South to North.
Beginning at VA-670, near Teas, VA. & ending at US-52 above Bland, VA.

Valleys: Rye Valley (Sugar Grove), The Great Valley(US-11), Davis Valley, Crawfish Valley, Rich Valley & Poor Valley.

Mountain Gaps: Tilson Gap, on Walker Mountain & Walker Gap on Garden Mountain.

Wilderness Areas: Beartown Wilderness, Garden Mountain Wilderness & Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness. All 3 are on Garden Mountain.

Also on the PATH section:
Bear Creek Proposed National Scenic Area (includes the Davis Path tent site, Crawfish Valley & Tilson Gap).
Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (begins just north of VA-42, includes Knot Maul Shelter, Knot Maul Branch, Lynn Camp Creek, & Lynn Camp Mt. & ends south of Lick Creek).

3 Rivers: South Fork of the Holston River. Middle Fork of the Holston River & North Fork of the Holston River.

Streams: (south to north: Georges Branch, Vaught Branch, Phillippi Branch, Dry Run, Reed Creek, Possum Jaw Creek, Knot Maul Branch, Lynn Camp Creek, Lick Creek, Hunting Camp Creek, Laurel Creek & Little Wolf Creek.
The Little Wolf Creek area is mentioned in the 2011 (5th Edition) of the AT guide book as "some of the most remote & unspoiled miles of the entire AT."

Footbridges: 15.

Reliable water sources: 9.

Side trails: Davis Farm Campsite trail, High Water trail, Trail Boss trail.

Distant & Near Scenic Views:
1) View of Rye Valley.
2) On Glade Mountain, 1.3 miles north of FS-86 & 1.5 miles south of Chatfield shelter is a view of "The Great Valley"(US-11 & I-81) & Walker Mountain beyond.
3) Higher Meadow, south of the railroad tracks. View of Tilson Gap (takes a bit to spot. Extend the fence line in the farm below you to the far mountain).
4) 1.1 miles south of VA-610. A deep, steep canyon view, 20' off the AT.
5) 2nd switchback south of VA-610. View of Rich Valley & Chestnut Ridge.
6) Looking south from the tree line, 0.4 miles south of VA- 42. View of pastoral landscape with Walker Mt. in the background.
7) A spring-fed Pond on Garden Mountain, along Chestnut ridge.
8) Grand view of Mt. Rogers & Whitetop Mt. from upper Chestnut Ridge Meadow @ tree line, looking southwest.
9) Views into Burkes Garden.
10) Two boulder fields with rock avalanches crossing the trail (south of Jenkins).
11) 100' north of the PATH section, climb the little knoll on the left. Good view into West Virginia & makes you dizzy looking down onto I-77.

Also on the PATH section:
The Settlers Museum.
The 1/4 way point for the Appalachian trail. This year (2020) it's just south of Davis Path tent site.

Shelters on the PATH section:
Partnership (Elev. 3,220')
Chatfield (Elev. 3,000' +/-)
Knot Maul (Elev. 2,800' +/-)
Chestnut Knob (Elev. 4,409') -- High point on the PATH section.
Jenkins (Elev. 2,470')
Low point on the PATH section is Lick Creek (Elev. 2,280' +/-).

Campsites: Davis Path, Davis Farm.

Camping areas (undesignated):
Blue blaze trail to spring (0.7 miles north of VA-617)
Reed Creek, in Crawfish Valley
VA-42 (at the base of the steps, near parking lot)
Lynn Camp Creek
Lick Creek
Walker Gap
VA-623 (south side)
VA-615 (north side)

Road crossings/access areas:
VA-670. VA-601. VA-16. VA-622. FS-86. FS-644. Settlers Museum. VA-729. US-11/I-81. VA-617. VA-610. VA-742. VA-42. FS-222. Walker Gap. VA-623. VA-615. Wyrick Rd. US-52.

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