Reroute
- Date Posted
- Jun 6, 2023
- Section
- Road Fork
- Chapter
- The Wilderness Chapter
This map update is intended for the Roadfork map dated November 2020.
The update affects both the Road Fork Section between Pts 29 and 30, and also the Archers Fork Loop Trail (AFLT). This trail change replaces a relatively uninviting path on an old oil and gas well service road. The reroute was accomplished with assistance from the River Valley Mountain Bike Association; a Wayne National Forest Marietta Unit work crew; and BTA members Tom Rohr, Russ Flesher, and Richard Lutz. Please note that the route is concurrent with AFLT mountain bikers and is flagged both blue (for BT) and yellow (for AFLT). Use appropriate caution.
This update adds an additional mile from Point 29 to Point 30. Please add 1 mi to CW distance at each point 30 to 31 and add 1 mi to CCW distance at each point 29 through 1. As a result, the total mileage for the Road Fork Section becomes 64.7 mi.
The following describes the new route:
CW 59.3 | CCW 5.4| Point 29 | Footpath at Upper Archer’s Fork Rd (T34)
Cross Upper Archer’s Fork Rd (SE). In 0.36 mi, the trail joins the new segment of trail to the left (slightly NW) which meanders another 2.2 mi through a wooded valley until it turns right (S) and in 40’ reaches Bell Cemetery Rd (T421).
CW 61.9 | CCW 2.8 | Point 30 | 4-Way Junction of Bell Cemetery Rd, AFLT, and Footpath
Continue on as described on the 2020 map.
