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From the parking area, walk downhill to the trailhead at the two kiosks (Waypoint 1). Follow the wide, level path on an easy grade, winding around ravines. Young white pines often line the path, and hardwoods fill the steep slopes. At 0.8 mile, mountain laurel and rhododendrons appear, and the shift in foliage is more dramatic as you pass a drainage shadowed by hemlocks. At 1.2 miles, look right for a massive hemlock just off the trail (Waypoint 2).

At 1.3 miles, cross a stream and climb to the west. The path rises back to the high, dry ridges with abundant Virginia pines, white pines, and oaks. Look right at 2.3 miles where a stand of dead trees creates a window with views of western hills opposite the river basin (Waypoint 3). You can look down a valley to see the folded flanks of a ridge, and you’ll get an even better view of this scene as you walk the next 0.2 mile. At 3.3 miles, a small, cleared space lies to the right with room for a couple of small tents. The path immediately crosses Beech Creek and becomes a bed of scree in the shade of beech trees, oaks, and pines.