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Old 10-20-2011, 10:21 AM
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GWNF Peters Mill Run & Taskers Gap

I have never been to George Washington National Forest and would like to hit those trails this weekend.
can anyone share their experience at Peters Mill Run or Taskers Gap?


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looks good. sub'd for future reference

http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/t...6/map_4f9d.htm
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Thanks Ian, i found that site earlier, but forgot to bookmark it.
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George Washington National Forest Permits & Info

Some Info:
Lee Ranger District office hours: 8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri
OHV Vehicle Permits can be purchased in Edinburg, Va at the following gas stations after hours:

BP
403 North Main Street, Edinburg, VA
(540) 984-3862 ‎ · holtzmancorp.com

Shell
60 Stoney Creek Road, Edinburg, VA
(540) 984-3008 ‎ · shell.com

Exxon
401 Stoney Creek Boulevard, Edinburg, VA
exxonstations.com

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Peters Mill Run 6.5miles

It was a nice trip, weather was great. Close enough we could have just done a day trip.Not to exciting, the trail at this north end was only 6.5miles long, and relatively smooth.

Trail start


First stop about a mile in from Edinburg Gap Rd, was a pond



Smooth trail


Campsite, really just a pull off from the trail. There are campsites at either end of the trail. Heard two owls that night hooting to each other...pretty cool.


Our digs for the night. Air mattress, and 20* sleeping bags. This marks the first night (of many hopefully) i have ever spent in this truck.


I did remove the seat belt retractor.


Temporary Hi-Lift mounting, and part of our kitchen


On our way home





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Pretty cool, I always wondered about the trails there. I was talking to Ian about them a while back. Confused as how much it costs to run those trails.
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It costs a whopping $5.00! You get the permits at the local filling stations.
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^^ that was frozen over when i was there

comparison:


...and when i was there:

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looks like a fun trip. glad you had a good time
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It was nice, just wish it was a little more challenging. Next time i will have to venture to Taskers Gap, which is the south end of Peters Mill Run. We made a mistake, and thought Taskers Gap was only ATV, but looking over the map again it appears there is a decent trail, but it deadends.
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Looked like fun!!
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It was great fun.
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Awesome! I'll have to get down there!
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I think I want to check out Wharton state park, pine barrens, in NJ next.
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Originally Posted by RBX
I think I want to check out Wharton state park, pine barrens, in NJ next.
hehe, you're our official trail-scout... post pics and let everyone else know how it is before we all go up
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Originally Posted by RBX
I think I want to check out Wharton state park, pine barrens, in NJ next.
The pine barrens ROCK!
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I will be doing this trail this weekend, and camping the weekend as well, headed down friday from Baltimore if anyone wants to meet up!
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Of course, I cut the ifs of the truck today and you post this... My luck. Have fun please report back.
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Originally Posted by RBX
Of course, I cut the ifs of the truck today and you post this... My luck. Have fun please report back.
Well guys heres the deal. The trip was good except being cut short by a nasty leg burn, and rain in the forecast, we ended up staying only one night and wheeling only Peters Mill Run. The trail was ALLOT more rocky then i was expecting and i think it was asking alot of my 31X10.50 Wranglers but we had fun, camping was excellent and cool at night, my buddies have jeeps so naturally we had some mechanical issues but we made it. If anyone would be interested to go again i would go, just post it here, i would want to do a weekend though because its a little drive from Baltimore. Here are some pics of the fun.



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