Ray's Campground (Hico, WV)
Beauty Mountain
I’ve been looking through the NRGE trips at all of insane things you outdoor aficionados will be getting yourselves into on Saturday and can’t help but think that you guys need to chill out, kick back and watch a nice sunset at the end of it all.
Here’s the plan:
Once you guys have patched yourselves up from the day’s endeavors, you’ll lace up your hiking boots one last time and head out from base camp at about 5:30pm. We’ll drive to the Beauty Mountain trail head, start hiking at 6, and catch the sunrise at 6:50. The hike is only about a mile but I’m building in a little extra time because I’ve never been there before.
What to bring:
-Water
-Sturdy shoes
-A snack if you want it
-musical instruments
-stories
-Flashlight/headlamp
MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP FOR THE NRGE CARPOOL ADVENTURE IF YOU MAKE IT ONTO THE TRIP LIST.
***DRIVERS NEEDED, THEY WILL GET PRIORITY OFF THE WAITLIST***
More about the hike:
Beauty Mountain is just south of the New River Gorge and apparently provides the best view of the sunset in the area. You can check out these links if you want to know a little more about the hike.
https://www.theoutbound.com/west-virginia/hiking/hike-beauty-mountain-trail
https://rootsrated.com/west-virginia-wv/hiking/beauty-mountain-photo-vistas-ram-s-head-hiking