Devils Nose Hike

Devils Nose - Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area, WV


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Length	Difficulty	Streams	Views	Solitude	Camping
2.2 mls					N/A
Hiking Time: Elev. Gain: Parking:	Devils Nose 1.5 hrs plus a half hour for lunch 440 ft Park at the end of Maverick Trail Road. 39.60028, -78.11006
6.2 mls					N/A
Hiking Time: Elev. Gain: Parking:	Devils Nose/Third Hill Mountain 4.0 hrs plus a half hour for lunch 1,290 ft Park at the end of Audubon Road. 39.58724, -78.11897
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Devils Nose in the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area WV is a unique rock out cropping that overlooks Meadow Branch Creek gorge. Although the 1.1 mile hike to Devils Nose can be busy on nice days, the outcrop is more than 75 yards long and has plenty of room for you to find a quiet place to enjoy the views. Meadow Branch can run high in the spring and the new bridge now makes it an easy crossing. Hike the longer 6-mile option to Devils Nose and also get to enjoy the little-visited easterly overlooks towards North Mountain from the Tuscarora Trail on Third Hill Mountain.

Devils Nose - 2.2 Miles

Mile 0.0 - From the parking area at the end of Maverick Trail road, pass through the closed gate onto the white blazed Devils Nose Connector Trail. The trail is wide and easy to navigate. Pass a side trail on the right that leads down to Meadow Branch in 0.4 miles.
Mile 0.6 - Turn right off the Devils Nose Connector Trail onto the narrower blue blazed Tuscarora Trail. The Tuscarora Trail will head down towards Meadow Branch and enter an area of pine trees where it makes a sharp left. Continue downward to Meadow Branch.
Mile 0.8 - Cross Meadow Branch over the bridge and stay right beginning to climb Sleepy Creek Mountain. Soon pass a small overlook of Meadow Branch, where the trail turns more steeply uphill. Follow the trail for another 0.25 miles to the intersection of the white blazed Devils Nose Overlook Trail.
Mile 1.1 - Follow the white blazed trail onto Devils Nose for outstanding views of Meadow Branch in the gorge below. Note: If you wish to add some additional milage, after stopping at Devils Nose, continue on the Tuscarora Trail for less than a mile where there are two more overlooks of the gorge and valley to the north.
Mile 2.2 - Retrace your route back the parking area on Maverick Trail road.

Devils Nose/Third Hill Mountain - 6.2 Miles

Mile 0.0 - From the parking area at the end of Audubon road, pass through the gate and head south/uphill on the blue blazed Tuscarora Trail that follow a jeep road at this point.
Mile 0.1 - Turn left where the Tuscarora Trail leaves the jeep road. The trail will pass three good overlooks to the east before turning right and rejoining the jeep road.
Mile 0.35 - Turn right/north and follow the jeep road and back toward the parking area.
Mile 0.6 - Just before the gate and parking area, turn left staying on the the blue blazed Tuscarora trail. The trail will now pass through three main gullies and several small ones before arriving at the intersection with the Devils Nose Connector Trail in 2.0 miles.
Mile 2.6 - Cross the Devils Nose Connector Trail remaining on the Tuscarora Trail. The Tuscarora Trail will head down towards Meadow Branch and enter an area of pine trees where the trail makes a sharp left. Continue downward to Meadow Branch.
Mile 2.8 - Cross Meadow Branch over the bridge and stay right beginning to climb Sleepy Creek Mountain. Soon pass a small overlook of Meadow Branch where the trail turns more steeply uphill. Follow the trail for another 0.2 miles to the intersection of the white blazed Devils Nose Overlook Trail.
Mile 3.1 - Follow the white blazed trail onto Devils Nose for outstanding views of Meadow Branch in the gorge below. Note: If you wish to add some additional milage, after stopping at Devils Nose, continue on the Tuscarora Trail for less than a mile where there are two more overlooks of the gorge and valley to the north.
Mile 6.2 - Retrace your route back the parking area on Audubon road.

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Devils Nose

Devils Nose Hike Comments

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By: Steve	Rating:	Date of Hike: Saturday, September 28, 2019
I took the longer version of this hike as described. Trails in good condition and relatively smooth getting rockier closer to Devils Nose. I carried two hiking poles but never used them. A few others out on the Tuscarora Trail and at Devils Nose. A motorcycle going up and down the Devils Nose Connector Trail for a few minutes. As noted in the previous review, graffiti at Devils Nose was disappointing.

By: John	Rating:	Date of Hike: Saturday, October 6, 2018
Did the longer option. Parking was no issue and easy to find. There was nothing when we got there and 1 other car when we got back. It was foggy so didn't get to take in the first few overlooks on the beginning 1/2 mile loop (in the steps above, you'll notice that 0-0.6 is a separate loop from the hike to Devil's Nose). If it's foggy, you might want to tack that on to the end rather than the beginning. There isn't too much to see at a distance the first portion of the hike towards Devil's Nose. Trail was in good shape and well marked pretty much the whole way. Only ran into 1 other person on the trail. Only downside might have been the amount of graffiti at Devil's Nose.