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Laurel Fork Trail, Forest Service number 206, 1.5 miles long, bicycles; Phillips Creek Loop Trail, Forest Service number 202, 1.29 miles long, bicycles; There are no roads into the area. [2] Vehicular access can be gained by following VA 671 to Forest Development Road 834 to get within 0.4 miles of the area near Philips Creek Picnic area.
Laurel Fork was not inventoried as part of RARE II, an inventory conducted in the late 1970s and therefore is not protected from possible road construction and timber sales. [3] [7] In 1993 there were two logging projects in the area, the Stock Creek helicopter salvage project and the Elisha Lick helicopter salvage project.
Laurel Valley to Laurel Fork Falls is an 8.1-mile (13.0 km) section of the trail that ascends about 800 feet (200 m), then descends about 1,200 feet (400 m), and ends at Lower Fork Falls. There are a number of bridges on the trail that cross Laurel Fork Creek. At Laurel Fork Falls, there is a boat access to Lake Jocassee.
The Laurel Fork Road bridge sits destroyed from flood waters raging in the Upper Laurel Fork creek in Vilas, N.C., on Sept. 27. Jonathan Drake—Reuters.
The Wilderness protects high-elevation lands along Laurel Fork (Cheat River) and is bordered by Middle Mountain to the west. It is a companion to Laurel Fork South Wilderness, the two being split by Randolph County Route 40. Laurel Fork North contains 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of hiking trails. [2]
From West Hamlin in Lincoln County, follow County Route 100 south to County Route 7. Turn north on County Route 7 (Greenshoal Road) [3] to the community of Leet. At Leet, turn onto Laurel Fork Road and continue about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the Big Ugly WMA.
Laurel Fork is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Virginia. It is located off U.S. Route 58 and is 12.4 miles (20.0 km) east-southeast of Hillsville , Virginia . Laurel Fork has a post office with the ZIP code 24352.
A plan to improve parking, safety and visitor experience is expected to begin sometime next year for the popular trail and waterfall. Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to ...