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Five Must See WMNF Trails – Number 5

Black Angel Trail

This is the first installment. Check back each week as we count down to number one!

CONTRIBUTION BY ELIZABETH KANE

The Wild River

The Wild River

History: In 2006, the Wild River Wilderness became the newest designation of wilderness area in the WMNF. The valley was stripped of its timber by heavy logging in the 1890s. Many of the paths in this area follow old logging roads and dismantled railroad beds. The forest burned to the ground in 1903, ending timber operations. Even among the regrowth, artifacts and vestiges of its pillaged past are still visible to the hiker with acute observation skills. Continue reading