Trail Change and Updated Trail Log
- Date Posted
- Aug 25, 2014
- Section
- Stockport
- Chapter
- The Wilderness Chapter
This update applies to the January 2013 Stockport Section map.
This Trail Change updates the Stockport Section Map dated January 2013 to include the loss of off-road trail between Pt 6, BT at McMannis-Riggs Rd (T946), and Pt 7 as defined on the January 2013 map as well as the recent return of the trail to the Williams Covered Bridge.
The changes near McMannis Riggs Road are described first. Distances are somewhat different due to a more recent survey of the trail between Pt 3 and Pt 4. Note that Pt 7 is redefined below as “McMannis-Riggs Rd (T946) at Onion Run Rd (T232)”. Note also that a new campsite has been added between Pt 6 and Pt 7. Details follow. “Between Pt 6 and Pt 7, Jay Stout permitted BTA to construct a shelter that is free to the hiking public. Contact the Stouts at least 1 day before you expect to be there at either 304-210-7728 or 740-525-5784 to let them know that you will be there.”
The changes near the Williams Covered Bridge are described next (Pt 18, Pt 19 and Pt 20.) Some of the former off-road trail in the vicinity has been lost but some has been restored.
Finally, see the table that shows the current point numbers, clock-wise and counter clockwise distances and the location of each point.
CW 16.6 S | CCW 41.5 N | Point 5 | Culvert across McMannis-Riggs Rd (T946)[39.653733°N, 81.699633°W]
BT fords Onion Run twice in this segment. If you see evidence of unusually high water, you may want to follow McMannis-Riggs Rd W to Pt 6.
Follow BT S through woods and open fields. After 2 mi, ford Onion Run a second time and soon (0.12 mi) reach McMannis-Riggs Rd.
CW 18.5 S | CCW 39.6 N | Point 6 | BT at McMannis-Riggs Rd (T946) [39.632467°N, 81.698744°W]
CW 19.4 SW | CCW 38.7 N | Point 7 | McMannis-Riggs Rd (T946) at Onion Run Rd (T232)
Here is the junction with a blue-blazed loop trail that is called The Wilderness Loop (TWL) for its pleasantly undeveloped nature. TWL comprises a loop that joins NCT in Wayne National Forest in Monroe and Washington Counties with BT in AEP ReCreation Land. TWL E (CCW) from here is described first in the WHIPPLE SECTION and later in the ROAD FORK SECTION. The description is completed in BELLE VALLEY SECTION (Pt 25 to Pt 30) and STOCKPORT SECTION (Pt 1 to Pt 7). TWL is 145.2 mi long, a distance that includes 57.1 mi off road. Few services will be found along the route. Go SW on Onion Run Rd SW across Onion Run (0.2 mi). After 0.4 mi where Onion Run Rd ends, turn S onto Slivka Rd (C106).
CW 36.1 NW | CCW 22.0 NE | Point 18 | Lightner Ridge Rd (T22) at Tabor Ridge Rd (C66)
Lightner Ridge Rd ends. Go NW on Tabor Ridge Rd past Newman Lane (0.11 mi, T28A, exits W) and Cain Ln (1.0 mi, T49, exits NE).
CW 38.3 S | CCW 19.8 E | Point 19 | Tabor Ridge Rd (C66) at Goshen Run Rd (C52)
Tabor Ridge Rd ends. Go S on Goshen Run Rd, descending slowly through remote rural land. After 1.5 mi where Goshen Run Rd turns W, go E on Williams Bridge Rd.
CW 40.2 W | CCW 17.9 E | Point 20 | Williams Bridge over West Branch Wolf Creek
Long known as the Barkhurst Mills Covered Bridge, this bridge is known today as the Williams’ Bridge. The bridge was built in 1872 by John Shrake, then one of central and southeastern Ohio’s foremost bridge builders. The mill for which the bridge is named stood about 75 feet away on the north side of Wolf Creek. The bridge is built with multiple king post trusses, a system of upright posts with diagonal braces widely used for construction of wooden bridges in Ohio during the 19th century. Go W on Williams Bridge Rd (C21). After 0.5 mi where Williams Bridge Rd turns S, join active skid road that climbs through private land past old barn w/Pr to Sandy Lane. Continue W. After 0.5 mi, merge onto SR 377 and go S past Buckeye Ridge Rd (0.45 mi, C7, exits S). Sidewalk is now available on E side of SR 377.
