Wanderbirds Hiking Club
Hike Schedule, Winter 2025
January 4 - Keys Gap / Blackburn Center, WV
Our hike will start near Keys Gap in a parking area where there is more parking (directions will be provided).
Fare $5 – Est. miles: 12.5 miles, 1600′ elevation and 6.5 miles, 700′ elevation.
Trailhead hike. We will leave the parking lot and carefully walking east on the side of Route 9 to the Appalachian Trail (AT). Hikers will then go right on the AT. The hike will be an out and back on the AT which is a moderate upfill climb that eventually becomes a pleasant ridge hike. Hikers will pass the David Lesser Shelter in about 3 miles, where the moderate hikers will have lunch before turning back again. Long hikers will continue to the overlook a little before the Blackburn Trail Center before turning around. Hikers can customize an easy or inbetween option as long as they stay within the group.
For more information about our hikes, see:
WANTED: EXPERIENCED, ENTHUSIASTIC HIKERS.
Are you an able hiker who knows how to read a trail map? Do you want to help the restore the club’s pre-Covid vitality? Or, are you a veteran Wanderbird who would be able to mentor a new leader? Either way, great!
We are always seeking strong hikers who enjoy leading fellow hikers in exploring our region.
Please contact the Director of Trails.
Hawksbill Summit, SNP
White Oak Canyon, SNP
