Virginia/West Virginia. Great North Mountain.
Above the Sugar Knob Cabin.

Page 2.

Maps:

Software - Topo! Mid-Atlantic
PATC Map G
Nat. Geographic. Trails Illustrated map. #792 Massanutten & Great North Mtn, GWNF, VA/WV
George Washington National Forest, VA&WV, USDA FSM, AGO. 1989

Books:

Great North Mountain Trails. Ed. 1, PATC 2001
Tuscarora Trail: Southern Half (VA, WV). Ed. 3, PATC 1997
Circuit Hikes in VA, WV, MD, PA. Ed. 5, 1994. Ed. 6, PATC 2000
50 Hikes In West Virginia, from the Allegheny Mtns to the Ohio River, Leonard M. Adkins, 2005. Hike 3
50 Hikes in Northern VA – Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mtns to the Chesapeake Bay, 2d ed., Leonard M. Atkins, 2000. Hike 17, 18
Waterfalls of VA and WV – a Hiking and Photography Guide, Kevin Adams, 2001
Hiking Virginia’s National Forests, by Karin Wuertz-Schaefer. Ed. 7, 2001
WV Hiking Trails, Hiking the Mountain State, by Allen de Hart, 2d ed., 1997
The Trails of Virginia, Hiking the Old Dominion, 3d ed., Allen de Hart, 2003
Hike America: VA – an Atlas of VA’s Greatest Hiking Adventures, Bill and Mary Burnham, 2001

Notes:

Tuscarora Trail is always blazed Blue!
The maps and books listed above are for the whole Great North Mountain, not just for this page
The hikes are ordered by time

Hike 1. Tuscarora Trail: Tea Mountain

Club: my scouting

Date: 04/03/2005

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: TuscaroraTr_TeaMtn_GPS20050403.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: TuscaroraTr_TeaMtn_GPS20050403_tpo.gpx

Description File: TuscaroraTr_TeaMtn_GPS20050403.doc

Notes: Don't confuse blue rectangles with blue blazes. Blue rectangles are not related to the Tuscarora Trail.

Photo Album: TuscaroraTR_TeaMtn_GPS20050403

Hike 2. Gerhard Shelter - Halfmoon Lookout Trail

Club: don't remember

Date: 05/30/2005

Parking: don't remember

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: GerhardShelter_HalfmoonLookoutTr_GPS20050530.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: GerhardShelter_HalfmoonLookoutTr_GPS20050530_tpo.gpx

Description File: GerhardShelter_HalfmoonLookoutTr_GPS20050530.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: GerhardShelter_HalfmoonLookoutTr_GPS20050530.gtm

Hike 3. Crackwhip Furnace - Halfmoon Lookout Trail

Club: Shelley's trace

Date: 06/11/2005

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CrackwhipFurnace_HalfmoonLookoutTr_GPS20050611SBurns.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CrackwhipFurnace_HalfmoonLookoutTr_GPS20050611SBurns_tpo.gpx

Hike 4. Vances Cove - Racer Camp Hollow

Club: don't remember

Date: 07/30/2005

Parking: don't remember

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: VancesCove_RacerCampHollow_GPS20050730.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: VancesCove_RacerCampHollow_GPS20050730_tpo.gpx

Hike 5. Wilson Cove - Tuscarora Trail

Club: my official hike for MWROP

Date: 08/06/2005

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: WilsonCove_TuscaroraTr_GPS20050806.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: WilsonCove_TuscaroraTr_GPS20050806_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: WilsonCove_TuscaroraTr_GPS20050806.gtm

Notes: Incomplete hike due to the headache of one of the participants.

Hike 6. Tuscarora Trail: Rt. 55 - Wilson Cove

Club: Jack's trace

Date: 04/04/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: TuscaroraTr_RT55_WilsonCove_GPS20060404JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: TuscaroraTr_RT55_WilsonCove_GPS20060404JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Hike 7. Cherry Ridge - Waites Run

Club: Jack's trace

Date: 05/27/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CherryRidge_WaitesRun_GPS20060527JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CherryRidge_WaitesRun_GPS20060527JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Hike 8. Wilson Cove - Gerhard Shelter

Club: Jack's trace

Date: 06/09/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: WilsonCove_GerhardShelter_GPS20060609IncompleteJThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: WilsonCove_GerhardShelter_GPS20060609IncompleteJThorsen_tpo.gpx

Warnings: Incomplete Trace

Hike 9. Capon Trail - Pond Run Trail

Club: Jack's trace

Date: 07/25/2006

Parking: don't know

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CaponTr_PondRunTr_GPS20060725JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CaponTr_PondRunTr_GPS20060725JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Hike 10. Vances Cove - Wilson Cove

Club: Jack's trace

Date: 09/09/2006

Parking: don't know. I vaguely remember that to get to the trailhead, a gate should be crossed. This gate is sometimes opened and sometimes not depending on the hunting season.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: VancesCove_WilsonCove_GPS20060909JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: VancesCove_WilsonCove_GPS20060909JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Hike 11. Tuscarora Trail: Jemima Grave - Rt. 55

Club: Wanderbirds

Date: 10/29/2006

Parking: start - good, end - on the edge of rt. 55.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: TuscaroraTr_JemimaGrave_GPS20061029.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: TuscaroraTr_JemimaGrave_GPS20061029_tpo.gpx

Description File: TuscaroraTr_JemimaGrave_GPS20061029.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: TuscaroraTr_JemimaGrave_GPS20061029.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: TuscaroraTr_JemimaGrave_GPS20061029.gdb

Photo Album: TuscaroraTr_JemimaGrave_GPS20061029

Notes: linear hike. Initially going near the houses, which I don't like. Then becomes better - waterfall, overlooks.

Hike 12. Gerhard Shelter - White Rocks

Club: Jack's Trace

Date: 10/31/2006

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: GerhardShelter_WhiteRocks_GPS20061031JThorsen.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: GerhardShelter_WhiteRocks_GPS20061031JThorsen_tpo.gpx

Notes: classical hike - highly recommend. Can add Halfmoon Overlook to make it a cool 20 miler. Steep climb to the shelter. Tuscarora Trail from the shelter is very rocky. White Rocks are rocky. Water may be a problem.

Hike 13. Tuscarora Trail: Rt. 55 - Capon Furnace