2.5 Descend steeply to cross a gully. You may be close to the campground, but this spot offers quiet solitude. 2.7 Make a hard left and follow the trail into a narrow gully between two small ridge lines. Ascend and follow an old roadbed. 3.2 Reach the top of a spur ridge.
Campsites are immediately to the left.
3.5 Note the many mine diggings next to the trail. The pathway here is making use of an old narrow gauge railroad bed. These railroads used to lace the Blue Ridge Mountains, bringing the area's rich natural resources out to mills and processing plants. 3.6 A signed trail to the left leads .2 mile to the RV section of the campground. 3.8 Begin to ascend with many dogwood trees lining the trail.