Wanderbirds Hiking Club
Hike Schedule, Winter 2025
January 4 - Keys Gap / Blackburn Center, WV
Our hike will start near Keys Gap in a parking area where there is more parking (directions will be provided).
Fare $5 - Est. miles: 12.5 miles, 1600' elevation and 6.5 miles, 700' elevation.
Trailhead hike. We will leave the parking lot and carefully walking east on the side of Route 9 to the Appalachian Trail (AT). Hikers will then go right on the AT. The hike will be an out and back on the AT which is a moderate upfill climb that eventually becomes a pleasant ridge hike. Hikers will pass the David Lesser Shelter in about 3 miles, where the moderate hikers will have lunch before turning back again. Long hikers will continue to the overlook a little before the Blackburn Trail Center before turning around. Hikers can customize an easy or inbetween option as long as they stay within the group.