Fenwick Mines

Total Miles
6.3

Elevation

1,077.39 ft

Duration

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Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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Fenwick Mines 13

Trail Overview

Near the town of New Castle, VA, are the remnants of many small mining towns. This route passes by the Fenwick Mines area, which has a small recreation day-use area and hiking trails. The route runs along the top of a ridgeline with sweeping east and west views of the area. The surface is mostly natural rock with many mud holes of varying depth. There are a few dispersed camping areas along the route. The area is crisscrossed by other forestry routes leading to other abandoned mining areas. Cell service in the area is very spotty.

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Fenwick Mines
Fenwick Mines

Difficulty

Mostly natural rocky / dirt surface with varying depth mud / water holes.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Preston Long
Jul 21, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
First time here. Cool trail, great view. The road does dead end though. Both roads at the end were closer. Had to trek all the way back. Kinda disappointed.
Richard Slifkin
Jul 20, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Drove this today in light rain. The trail was open all the way to the 'Y' split where 180 branches off to the left and and an unnamed trail to the right. Both of those were gated but this was after 6.4 miles of trail (from the Fenwick Mines Campground), which I believe is the full length. 3-4 car-length long mud puddle in the last mile of the trail was 4-5" deep.
Trevor Wright
Jul 16, 2024
2023 Chevrolet Colorado
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Trail Restoration
The end near lignite mines is still blocked. Trail is pretty dry... One mudhole is still pretty wet. Blackberries are ripe so you can have your fill of those along the way. 👍
Ryan Kennedy
Jul 06, 2024
2022 Toyota 4Runner
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
The trail was closed right around 37.628584, -80.025434. Looks like they're doing some construction along the road. I had to turn around and go back up the Bald Mtn trail.

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