page_title: White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain
section_title: Location and access
hierarchical_section_title: White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain / Location and access
caption_attribution_description: English: Boundary for the White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain wildland as identified by the Wilderness Society
context_page_description: White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain is a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia that has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. With over 1200 acres of possible old growth forest, this is a rugged area with a rich diversity of geology and plant life.
  The area is part of the Glenwood Cluster.
context_section_description: The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia about 10 miles south of Glasgow, Virginia. The area is bounded by the Blue Ridge Parkway on the northwest and Va 602 (Hunting Camp Creek Road) on the east.  Good access is gained from Va 602.
  The Forest Service has issued a document entitled "Motor Vehicle Use Map" dated January 1, 2015.  The document is a set of 56 maps covering the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.  The maps show roads and trails in the forest and gives the type of vehicle allowed on each route with possible seasonal restrictions.   The map covering the White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain area is included in the gallery below.
  Trails into the area include 
  Appalachian Trail (Thunder Hill Section),  1.3 mile section in wildland includes Thunder Hill Shelter.
  Terrapin Mountain Trail, FS Trail  5, 3.0 miles, moderate difficulty, yellow blazed,
  Hunting Creek Trail, FS Trail 31.0 miles, moderate difficulty, blue blazed
  Glenwood Horse Trail, FS Trail 3004, 65.0 miles includes section in the wildland, moderate difficulty, orange blazed
  The boundary of the wildland as determined by the Wilderness Society is shown in the adjacent map.  Additional roads and trails are given on National Geographic Map 789.  A great variety of information, including topographic maps, aerial views, satellite data and weather information, is obtained by selecting the link with the wildland's coordinates  in the upper right of this page.  Beyond maintained trails, old logging roads can be used to explore the area.  The Appalachian Mountains were extensively timbered in the early twentieth century leaving logging roads that are  becoming overgrown but still passable., Old logging roads and railroad grades can be located by consulting the historical topographic maps available from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain wildland is covered by USGS topographic maps Snowden, Arnold Valley, Sedalia, and Peaks of Otter.  A key to the topographic maps for the northern half of the Jefferson National Forest is in the gallery below.
caption: Boundary for the White Oak Ridge-Terrapin Mountain wildland as identified by the Wilderness Society[1]
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