tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028206738007742119.post8824534134720703736..comments2023-08-22T11:44:29.283-04:00Comments on Wandering Virginia: Greenwood Point Trail, GWNFJeff Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06623587270951440914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028206738007742119.post-72306180456018003912020-10-24T15:15:07.268-04:002020-10-24T15:15:07.268-04:00If you do go, please post an update on what has ch...If you do go, please post an update on what has changed since my description. I haven't been back there since, though the scouts still talk about returning.Jeff Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623587270951440914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028206738007742119.post-64704063629108429042020-10-16T10:38:06.082-04:002020-10-16T10:38:06.082-04:00Thank you so much for this post! My partner and I ...Thank you so much for this post! My partner and I are planning on camping at Greenwood Point at the end of this month and your post far and away provided the most information out of everything else I've been able to find online! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334908743956831814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028206738007742119.post-44833371631517173452017-11-03T10:50:32.568-04:002017-11-03T10:50:32.568-04:00Thanks for the recommendations. I was unaware of t...Thanks for the recommendations. I was unaware of the historical maps webpage. Great information. Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303074942001384392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028206738007742119.post-5086130781618596802017-10-25T08:45:01.225-04:002017-10-25T08:45:01.225-04:00Thanks for your kind words, Micah. I also write f...Thanks for your kind words, Micah. I also write for HikingUpward.com, which I would assert is the best online source for Virginia trail info. I try to go beyond that and report on the trails less taken. I also helped update the PATC maps for the Pedlar District of GWNF, which covers the area you mention. I don't trust Nat'l Geo's maps because the are not regularly updated and trail alignments are not checked by hikers with GPS receivers, as the PATC maps are. For historical information, I use the following site, which allows me to review multiple old USGS topos of the same area. Good luck hiking and running! http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/Jeff Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623587270951440914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028206738007742119.post-7018539131103759602017-10-15T22:23:56.613-04:002017-10-15T22:23:56.613-04:00Hi Jeff,
First, I've been reading for a few ...Hi Jeff, <br /><br />First, I've been reading for a few years and think your site is easily the best online source for VA trail info. Maybe a book in the future?<br /><br />Second, a question. Do you have any information about the Panther Falls trail that shows up as trail #508 on the Nat Geo map? I enjoy running in that area and wanted to use the trail to connect FS Rd 315 and FS Rd 39. Today, I drove out FS Rd 39 and looked for the trail. After a little searching I found an old road bed with a faded blue blaze about where it is listed on the map. However, it didn't look like it had seen traffic in a while. I hiked down for five min or so. It didn't look any better, and no more blazes. <br /><br />I've tried to find more info about that trail online, but everything I've seen only talks about the main Falls trail off of 315. I'll head back out there at some point to see if it really is the trail. After looking at satellite images I can't tell if the trail is in the right location. Does the trail show up in any of your old resources? <br /><br />Thanks for any help you can offer. You really have assembled a great thing here for those who are interested in VA hiking.<br /><br />Happy Trails!<br /><br />Micah<br />Lynchburg,VA<br /><br />Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303074942001384392noreply@blogger.com