Susanna Williams and Jeff Monroe drove down from Charlottesville and joined 14 Roanoke-based hikers in a midweek hike of the James River Face Wilderness on the eve of the big 2016 snowstorm. And, even though these two hikers commuted together, they did not hike together. The group was large, and due to wilderness regulations, was split into two groups with one hiking the loop clockwise, and the other in the opposite direction. Both groups met for lunch at the site of the former Marble Spring Shelter before continuing on their respective loops. Everyone ended up hiking the Sulphur Springs Trail, the Appalachian Trail, the Sulphur Ridge Trail (no longer on any current trail maps) and the Petite’s Gap Road. All agreed that this is a spectacular hiking loop. Total length: 7.8 miles, with 1368 feet total ascent.
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