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George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Length: 9.5 miles
Rating: Strenuous
Blue Blaze
Roaring Run Furnace, a 19th century iron furnace on National Register
of Historic Places. Signs explain furnace operation. Trails run along old
tram lines.
Roaring Run Trail along cascading stream to Roaring Run Falls (1 1/2
miles round trip). Standing pre-civil war iron ore furnace, used for
making iron ingots, stoves and other iron products for the building of
America. Roaring Run Creek for trout fishing. Stream-side picnic sites.
Iron Ore Trail leading to Hoop Hole Trail (2.4 miles).
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