Cable gates limit access to both sides of road. Carroll County is upstream and Wythe County is downstream. At this point on the railroad, two sidetracks provided access to the National Carbide Company's Ivanhoe plant. The plant was opened in 1917 and closed in 1966. Do Not enter the National Carbide Company site - hazardous industrial waste.
Road provides access to river and summer cabins along river.
This unnamed stream runs through the main part of Ivanhoe. U. S. Geological Survey marker indicates that this point is 2,001 feet above sea level. The Mount Rogers Outdoor Recreation Handbook includes detailed profiles of more than a hundred trails that lead visitors to the scenic streams, swimming holes, rocky crags, and serene wooded glens scattered throughout the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Each profile describes trail highlights, difficulty, length, and connecting trails, as well as trails open to mountain bikers and equestrians. Also included are the Virginia Creeper Trail, the New River Rail Trail, a 67-mile stretch of Appalachian Trail, and trails found in Grayson Highlands State Park.