Gloucester County High Point Trip Report
Date: August 4, 2000
Author: Fred Lobdell
The two high areas in Gloucester County lie along a low, gentle north-south trending ridge in a wooded
area that contains some slash, apparently from a previous logging operation. The land is neither fenced
nor posted.
From the intersection of US 17 with VA 33 and VA 198 in the community of Glenns, go south on 17
about 2.8 miles to county road 601. Turn left (east) on 601 and go about 0.7 miles to the first left, which I
think is county 611. Turn left on this paved road and go about 0.3 miles. At this point the topographic
map shows a driveway going off to the right and a jeep trail going straight ahead. (The county road
curves to the left here.) However, the jeep trail is obviously much improved since the map was made and
is passable by an ordinary passenger car. I drove up this road a couple of hundred feet to an open gate,
but didn't want to drive further because the recent rains had left the sandy road somewhat soft.
From where I parked I held a compass course of very slightly west of north in traversing the low,
indistinct ridge, but I think I did manage to pass over the two high areas. There was even a bit of a saddle
between them. The slash and some briars caused some minor detours to a straight-line course, but it was
not terribly difficult bushwhacking.