I have been planning a little post about all of the trail work that has been going on in Mill Mountain Park over the past two+ years. There is a small group of volunteers who along with Paul Chapman, Mill Mountain Park Supervisor, meet for trail work on Friday mornings and I was able to go out with them a few times last spring before things got a little too busy. The work they have done is outstanding and things are starting to really take shape on the once abandoned southeast side of the mountain. The Wood Thrush Trail has been open for some time now and can be easily accessed from the Star trail parking area at the bottom of the mountain. The newest trail is the recently opened Virginia Pine Trail which shoots off the soutwest end of the Wood Thrush Trail and ends up down in Garden City.

I was talking with Paul this weekend and he told me about the new trail map they have just published, so if you are interested in a great trail hike right in the middle of the city, this little map can be right handy. The new map can be accessed by clicking the image link to the left.

There are so many positive things going on in Roanoke, and Mill Mountain Park is one of the best. So, enjoy!

Cheers!

Kemper