While not a part of the AT, the Biby Wilderness Trail will link into the Tuscarora Trail which links to the AT in both VA and PA.
A PATC member provided the Club his former property atop Shawneeland Resort, about twelve miles west of Winchester, VA and three miles north of The Pinnacle mountain. In 2004, our trail crew—the Acme Treadway Company—began work to build a public access trail on the property to the Tuscarora Trail. We have two, perhaps three, climbing turns to dig before we connect the Biby Wilderness Trail with the Tuscarora Trail. That seems easy enough, especially since we will be working in areas that have considerably less mountain laurel and where more mineral soil is available. Laying out and digging along the cut lines for the legs between these climbing turns will be simpler than we have experienced to date. Groves of mountain laurel mean that rock is close to the surface of the land; the absence of mountain laurel portends well for the crew.
Event Date: Apr 20, 2013 – Apr 21, 2013
We will meet at 9:30 A.M. at the Hayfield Family Restaurant on US Route 50 west of Winchester, VA. Following our work on Saturday, we will dine at the Hayfield Family Restaurant before moving on to the Crew’s Rest Bunkhouse by Gore, VA.
If you interested contact Don White at: [email protected]