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George
Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Length: 1.8 miles
Rating: Strenuous
Morning Knob Trail begins on Route 600 in southwestern Alleghany County
and winds up to Morning Knob at the site of an old fire tower.
The trail follows an old roadbed and is not marked.
The first section of the trail was a haul road for a timber sale
that was completed in 1990. This
section is fairly steep with a grassy tread and is in good condition.
The trail passes through two of the cutting units from the Cast Steel
Timber Sale. The first unit
was a thinning at the beginning of the trail next to Route 600.
The second unit was a clearcut further up the trail, that is
regenerating naturally. Some
great views of Warm Springs Mountain and the Covington areas are available
in many places along this first section.
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