HELLO NRGE SHREDDERS I am very excited to invite you to come ride bikes with me on what will be a beautiful Saturday in the lovely Wolf Creek Park. Since this trip is intermediate, I will not be going over the basics of mountain biking. This trip is targeted for people who have been on around at least 2-3 trips …
New River Gorge has a dearth of longgggggg hikes but a plethora of short and popular ones. So let’s hit the natural tourist traps in NRG and even have a little fun surprise at the endddd. The plan is to his Endless Wall (4.8 miles) first because it gets really crowded due to the AWESOME views of the gorge. Next, …
Disclaimer: This is a trip for NRGE so please sign up for the main carpool (https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/nrge-2024-main-carpool/) and pay the trip fee after you have been let onto this trip! You cannot go on this trip if you are not also on the main trip! Come One Come All to this stunning and spectacular hike at NRGE where you will have …
Hey all you outdoorsy people! I’m SO excited for SPRGE and wanted to lead a Saturday trip. I heard the Long Point view is stunning(!!) so we’re gonna embark on a chill day hike to Long Point via the Fayetteville trail *wohoooooo* The hike is 6.3miles but should be accessible to any level. We will set a good pace as …
Hey y’all, who doesn’t enjoy watching the sunrise? From the end of Long Point trail, we’ll get an amazing view of the east rim of the gorge, the bridge, and the sunrise on Sunday morning. It’s a 3-mile out-and-back hike with an elevation change of about 350 feet, so it should be a relatively straightforward hike and give us plenty …
What better way to start off NRGE than with a sunrise?? We will brave the morning frostiness and make our way to Hawks Nest Overlook to see the sunrise over the gorge on Saturday morning, and return to camp in time to rejoin the rest of the day’s festivities. Here’s a link if you want some more info about it: …
Hey y’all!! To end off NRGE we would love to watch the sunrise and go on a beautiful hike! The plan is to wake up early, drive to Grandview Visitor’s Center, watch the sunrise, then head off on a 3 mile out and back hike to Turkey Spur Rock. This is the alltrails link if you are interested: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/west-virginia/grandview-rim-trail-to-turkey-spur-rock Timeline: …
Have some Friday night commitments? A Saturday morning soiree? A hankering to explore a Unique Ecosystem in WV? An interest in cranberries, cranberry juice, or cranberry jam? If yes, then this trip is for you! I will be driving down to NRGE around 12:30 pm on the 15th (Saturday). We’ll leave c’ville, stop at the Cranberry Glades botanical area which …
The New River Gorge Extravaganza is a storied annual pilgrimage to our nations newest national park. While I missed it last year (first year flu took me out), I went to the Gauley fest and can attest the New is a super cool place. The Tea Creek/Slaty Fork area look like they’ve got super cool, classic West Virginia mountain biking: …
I say we start NRGE off with a nice sunset. This is a short (2.4 mile) trail that’s about a 10 min drive from the campground. We can leave the site early enough to watch the sunset and then return for evening festivities. This does mean you will need to be at the campground by like 5:30pm at the latest, …
Howdy folks Last time we were in the NRG for Gauley fest I led this sunrise run. As the adventure picture shows, we didn’t get much of a sunrise so I wanna run it back. This was a super chill 2.5 mile out and back with what I imagine is an awesome view when not socked in. This is a …
Heyo00 This will be an intermediate top rope/beginner sport climbing trip on Saturday all day-ish! We’ll roll out from Ray’s in the morning and climb climb climb, get some people leading, get some people toproping and just overall have a great day Climbers should be able to climb at least 5.7 on top rope, know how to tie in, and …
Greetings shredlings! This will be an intermediate climbing trip at Bubba City’s Sandstonia/Tattoo Wall (or anywhere else) on Sunday. We’ll roll out from Ray’s in the morning, climb for several hours, then head back to Cville! THIS WILL BE A SPORT CLIMBING DAY AND THERE WILL BE BEGINNER (TOP ROPE + LEAD PRACTICE STUFF GOIN ON ON SATURDAY) wooooohooooooooooo This …
Aloha shredders, Surfing? Dope. River? Cool. River surfing? “Radical” – Chicken Joe (2007). The Gauley River is home to the “Perfect Wave,” a small standing wave that is running at nearly any water level and asking for us to shred it up. Sunday morning we will pack up and head to the wave to session it for a while prior …
My baby arms can’t climb three days in a row, so I’m gonna run on Friday!! Someone posted a trip to Glade Creek Trail a few years back and rumors have it theres a rope swing at the swimming hole pictured above! I think the swing is a mile out from the car so it would be awesome to stop …
Time to make NRGE a lot more shreddy. This trip is part of the New River Gorge Extravaganza weekend long camping trip, and we’ll be meeting on Saturday morning at the campsite and heading to Wolf Creek Park in Fayetteville to ride. The trails will be cross country style riding, so there will be short uphill and downhill sections throughout …
Greetings shredlings, Time for the traditional pre-NRGE pitstop to ride at Douthat State Park. This trip will not be driving back to Charlottesville after we finish biking. We will continue on to NRGE and meet the rest of the crew at Ray’s campground in West Virginia. Prior mountain biking experience is necessary. The trails will be covered in leaves and …
Sunrise + Trail Running? Mmm I think yes! I’m running a road race on the 7th but I still wanna see sunrise and hit the trails on Saturday so I’m doing this trip to be a pretty easy 2-mile shakeout to go see the sunrise at Diamond Point before a full day of sending. I’m not a particularly fast runner, …
GENERAL INFO ABOUT THIS TRIP: The section of the New River above the gorge is a ~7 mile stretch from Thurmond to Cunard, WV and has 5 class 2 rapids separated by a bit of calm water and ends with the famous class 3, “Surprise” rapid. This is a great place for beginners-intermediates to get an intro to big water, …
*This is a NRGE trip meaning once you are let off the waitlist here, you should sign up for the NRGE main carpool trip. When you sign up for this trip you are signing up for NRGE as a whole weekend/mega trip. * Climbing is awesome. Rocks are awesome. The NRGE is awesome. Rumors (from Shay) say that climbing at …
Lets start off the wonderful weekend of NRGE-adventuring with an intense mountain bike ride on our way to the campsite! Douthat State Park has some of the finest single track in VA and is one of my favorite places to ride. There are plenty of tough, technical climbs up to fantastic views, followed by ridge-line roller coasters and endless down …
Way out there, 93 million miles away, lies a lonely little fella who just wants some friends. I can’t bear the thought of letting the little guy down so we are going to be there bright and early to wake him up and we are going to be there in the evening to tuck him in and say goodnight. This …
*****EDIT**** Since I will be doing the caving trip for Friday night, I will not be leaving with the main carpool, but I will end up at Ray’s campground hopefully at, or at least around 9:00AM Saturday morning. And we can then leave from the campground as soon as I get there. As such, I have changed the time to …
GENERAL INFO ABOUT THIS TRIP: The section of the New River above the gorge is a ~9 mile stretch from Thurmond to Cunard, WV and has 5 class 2 rapids separated by a bit of calm water and ends with the famous class 3, “Surprise” rapid. This is a great place for beginners-intermediates to get an intro to big water, …
All my NRGE bbies, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (SENT OUT 10/4/19) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, por favor. ♣ You …
Okay hear me out. Last weekend, for reasons I will not get into right now, I ended up having the surprising pleasure of stargazing in the nude. And let me tell you, it gave me a deeper connection to the nature around and above me than I had ever experienced. So much so that I think other people should experience …
If you’re still looking for a trip to join come check out the Glade Creek trail! It’s a 5.6 mile hike near the New River with lots of trees, waterfalls, and excellent swimming holes. The plan is to leave the campground around 9am, get to the trail around 10, and hike for a few hours. Pack a lunch and/or snacks …
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 …
Lets cap off a wonderful weekend of adventuring with an intense mtn bike ride on our way home from NRGE 2018! Douthat State Park has some of the finest single track in VA and is one of my favorite places to ride (several years ago it was mentioned in Blue Ridge Outdoors as one of the top 3 mountain bike …
I have terrible ski fever right now so why not do skiings off-season equivalent… MOUNTAIN BIKING!!! I plan to go to the Arrowhead Trails for some easier terrain (this will be a beginner to intermediate trip). If you have your own bike and helmet that’s great, but if not I can see about securing it from the club. I will also …
Yay NRGE yay hiking! This is my first time at NRGE and I’m super excited to explore the area, so I’m gonna kick off Saturday morning with a hike on the Endless Wall Trail! I figured we could leave early (but late enough to still catch some Zs) and get back early enough for everyone to get sendy on other …
Kick off NRGE with me by going night bouldering at Slitty Titty Boulder and Highball Boulder. There are 20 routes between these two bouldering areas and are within walking distance of each other. These range from V0 to V9 with most in the 2/3 range. Beginners are welcome, but it will be more rewarding if you have some climbing experience …
SORRY IM POSTING THIS SO LATE join me for a laid-back day of beginner friendly climbing on the Sunday of NRGE. all levels of experience welcome! plan: – wake up Sunday morning, shake off the after-effects of Saturday night’s jam sesh – pack up ALL camp gear (we will not be returning), aim to leave Ray’s by 9:30 – hit …
Hey0 pals, While at NRGE you’ll be going HARD during the day gobbling up single track, leaf-strewn trails, imposing stone walls, and broiling whitewater. But what you may not have known is that at night we are gonna J A M. So, if you play anything — guitar, banjo, steel drums, fiddle, stand-up bass (yes, someone has brought one before), …
Yep. You guessed it. Another long walk!! Gotta squeeze one more adventure in before we peace out. After we revive ourselves from Saturday’s shenanigans around the fire, we’ll pack everything up and head to Long Point. We’ll hike about 3.2 miles, check out some sweet views, and say our final goodbyes……aka “see you soon”…. to the Gorge :(. **Note: WE …
Wanna get your hiking fix in on the main NRGE day and catch some ~gorge-ous~ views of one of the prettiest places east of the Mississippi during peak foliage, but didn’t make it onto Katharine and Victoria’s trip? Fret not! This is another Saturday hiking option for the New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) megatrip; it’ll be leaving from and returning …
Yooo So Jeremy’s Saturday hike got too big and we’re splitting it into 2 groups! Same setup as his hike but we’ll be doing the two treks in the Grandview Rim trailhead in opposite order: Little Laurel Trail down into gorge (3 mi) and Grandview Rim trail (2 mi) for some sick ridge-top sights! Heading out from Ray’s at 9:30-10ish …
Hey team! First off, this is a New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) trip. If you want to come on this expedition you need to be signed up for the general NRGE carpool trip! We will be leaving and returning to Ray’s Campground in West Virginia, not from UVA. ANYWAYS…. This hike is a combination of two lovely hikes from the …
The title says it all. This is just a call to jam at NRGE!!!! Bring your guitars, banjos, stand up basses (shoutout to two NRGEs ago when that actually happened), cajones, tambourines, ukuleles, mandolins, fiddles, dobros, tin cans, body percussion, voices, or anything else with which you like making sound!! We’ll try to get some good jams in both Friday …
Lovers of shred, Even though I have a Quantum Physics midterm the day after this trip, one cannot simply ignore the call of the Arrowhead Trails. Ray’s Campground is literally a 20 minute drive from these trails, so we obviously must pay homage to the shred lords by riding them, or risk their wrath. THE PLAN: Since I need to …
Let’s go bouldering! This trip is for those who want to get in a little more climbing on the way home Sunday. We will leave Ray’s around 9, drive out to this really fun-looking bouldering spot, Hawk’s Nest Dam, crush some dope climbing for 3ish hours, then head home from there! I plan to be back in Cville by around …
For those of us that will be returning back from our day trips at NRGE, let’s catch the sunset over the gorge! Let’s meet up at Ray’s campground around 3:30 and depart to Grandview where there are plenty of trails we can explore. This section of the river formed some of the steepest parts of the gorge. The sheer rock …
IF YOU’RE COMING TO NRGE, BRING YOUR BOOM STICK. Myself and the some of the other goons ’round these parts will be bringing instruments. I’ll have my banjo. Take yours along for the ride too! Super low key, and not even a real adventure. Just jamming by the fire Friday night and Saturday night. xoxo Jeremy
A tasty hello to all you rowdy, wonderful humans. This is a lovely looking ~9 mile hike that follows Glade Creek: a tributary to the New River. The trail starts at or near the confluence of Glade Creek and the New River. From there we will hike 4 or 4.5 miles up to a short 0.2 mile side trail that …
It takes kahunas to sign up for a trip with this title. If it doesn’t phase you, we’re going to get along. ‘Erbody get those gnarslippers: Let’s go climb! This trip is a beginner friendly bouldering trip at the NRGE for Saturday morning-afternoon. If you’ve never climbed before, I’d love to talk you through the basics of technique and bouldering …
Yo, I am super excited for this trip and here’s why: First, its the weekend of the NRGE so its gonna be automatically awesome. Second, we are going to one of the coolest places in West Virginia, Kanawha falls. It is a natural (and in some spots quite unnatural) whitewater playground. Third, this is going to be a really cool …
Hey Everyone! Super excited for NRGE weekend?!?! DRIVER NEEDED!!!! My name is Kate and I am planning to lead this hike called Kate’s Plateau!!! Details: 5.1 mile hike. Kate’s Plateau is 5.1 miles. Look for signs of beaver, deer, and turkey as you follow old logging roads. The trail passes through fields, forests, and near wetlands. Parts are quite steep. …
Ayyyy Shreddy Lady…. WUP WUP WUP… Oppa Outdoors Style Sorry about that. ANYWAYS, this is the first actual NRGE trip to be posted. We’ll be leaving from Ray’s Campground in Hico, WV (aka NRGE headquarters) around 3:00 on Saturday afternoon to go hike along the edge of the New River Gorge in the Grandview Rim area; that way you can …
For those of us that will have some free time during the day Saturday at the New, let’s go on an adventure to an old abandoned mine. It’s only a 1.6 mile long trail but we will be able to explore around. Bring sturdy shoes and water. Let’s Lewis and Clark
Fellow travelers, Humans have been exploring plants and their benefits for centuries. It is an integral part of a sentient consciousness to explore the very nature of its experience. Ethnobotany is the study of the relationships between plants and humans. We will explore and learn about the history and neural mechanisms of the Kava Kava root of the Pacific Islands, …