Turkey Knob Road Trail
At A Glance
3.1 mi one-way
Difficulty Rating: 3.1 
Steepness: Climbs Gently
Tread Condition: Some Obstacles
Description
This old road is reverting back to a singletrack trail. The new extension from Pinnacle Mountain Road down to Briery Fork trail (built early 2013) is purpose-built singletrack, and it opens up more possibilities for loops in the south end of DuPont, including large loops all the way around Lake Julia. The new section is machine-cut tread with a couple of technical features along the way, including some rock outcrops. Travels through vast areas of galax groundcover, through a couple of switchbacks, across one neat bridge and a creek crossing, and ends in a forest of white pines. This fast, flowing trail is well graded with plenty of rolling dips for drainage.
Intersecting Trails
This trail is located in the Dupont State Forest area. For a list of all the trails in that area, see the Dupont State Forest trails list page.
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Trail Segments
Trails are often made up of several connecting paths which may have different characteristics, allowed uses, and seasons. This trail is divided into multiple segments as follows:
Turkey Knob - Little Briery to Poplar Hill Loop SW
- Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
- Length: 1.01 mi
Turkey Knob - Poplar Hill SW to NE
- Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
- Length: 115 ft
Turkey Knob - Poplar Hill Loop NE to Pinnacle Mtn Rd.
- Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
- Length: 0.38 mi
Turkey Knob - New Ext. to Pinnacle Mtn Rd.
- Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
- Length: 34 ft
Turkey Knob - Reasonover Creek to Little Briery
- Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
- Length: 0.39 mi
Turkey Knob - New Ext. Pinnacle Mtn Rd to Briery Fork Tr
- Allowed Uses: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
- Length: 1.28 mi
Total Calculated Length: 3.09 mi
This value is derived from our underlying map data, and it may not match officially published information.
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Carolyn said: Thanks. I was missing this segment of data.