West Brow

Dogs Unknown

Features Cave · Geological Significance · Historical Significance · River/Creek · Views · Wildlife

A land-use permit is required prior to any activities here.

This trail (white blazes) starts from the Estelle Trailhead and coincides with the Estelle Mines Trail, for a ways. Both trails travel up to Estelle Mines Road and follow the road to the right. At the top of the hill, West Brow turns left (off Estelle Mines Road). The trail travels up to Branch Trail (aka Bluebird Gap Connector) and becomes considerably less maintained. The next stretch is well-blazed, but poorly maintained. The trail climbs up the new bulldozer line, up to the top of Bluehole Trail. The trail coincides with Pocket Loop Trail all the way past High Point, then descends southward. The trail leaves Pocket Loop Trail (at the southernmost point), and ends at McCutchen Springs Road.

Flora: Virginia Pine, Christmas Fern, Sycamore, Chinquapin Oak, Mountain Laurel, Sleepy Cranefly Orchid, Sweetgum, Spleenwort, Sugar Maple, Greenbriar, Cedar, Beech, Red Oak, White Oak, American Holly, Wild Onion, Mistletoe, Honey Locust, Chinese Privet, Walking Fern.
Fungi: Crowded Parchment.
Fauna: Gray Squirrel, Eastern Woodrat, White-tailed Deer, Robins, Goldfinches, Red-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker (call), Crow (call), Chickadee, Cardinal, Bluejay, Possum, Chipmunk, Giant Millipede.
Geological Interest: Crinoid fossils, seashell fossils, Flint, Limestone, Calcite(?), Staurolite (according to mine records), Iron Ore, Shale, Sandstone, Slate, Botryoidal Chalcedony(?).