Spent the day driving west and made it to the first VC, Canyon Rim which you can glimpse the New River Gorge Bridge. We opted not to do the bridge walk, where you can walk across the bridge underneath for a unique adventure ($72/person). I can imagine it noisy as the cars drive above you and fairly frightening to look below!

We took a short walk down the wooden boardwalk to see the side of the bridge and the gorge below. We didn’t have time to do the driving tour through a 1-way road down to the gorge and back up the mountain (Fayette Station Road Audio Tour, 40 min drive without stopping).

We started off on our 1st hike of the day at the Endless Wall Trail, total 2.4 miles from Nuttall to Fern Creek trailhead. We only hiked to the Diamond Point and back to the car at Nuttall parking lot, so it was still about 2 miles total. At the Diamond Point, there were plenty of resting rocks to enjoy the views of the endless wall! That was pretty unique to see in person.

We drove and hurried to the next hike at Long Point Trail. Total was 3.2 miles, but fairly easy walk in the woods. Plenty of people on the trail but we did have a few minutes to view bridge alone. I set up the tripod to take a few pictures of us but it was quite windy at the point (luckily the tripod didn’t fall over).

The sun was setting soon so we went to Pies & Pints in Fayetteville for dinner. We waited about half an hour for a table.  We got beverages and shared a large pizza with half mushroom garlic and half chicken gouda. We had leftovers but totally forgot the box on the way out! This was recommended by an YouTube couple we watch, EAT SEE RV.

By the time we wrapped up and head to our Airbnb outside of the city, it was getting late and dark. By the time we got off the end of a newly built Coalfields Expressway in a tiny town called Mullens, we could barely see where we were going. The rental was a tiny standalone cabin next to the R&R track. It did fly by at midnight and show the whole cabin, but otherwise, the amenities were all new and had enough wi-fi to keep us entertained at night.

With the forecasted rain on Sunday, hiking would not be fun when it’s wet out, so we decided to skip the Thurmond Depot and go straight to the east to visit the Sandstone VC. I grabbed a pin to add to our NP poster since it’s not illustrated on there as this park was created in 2020!

We saw it from above on the way down the mountain, through a tiny town and across the bridge. It was still another hour drive to get to the Sandstone Falls boardwalk. It was nice and quiet but not worth the extra hour drive. There were some trails down there but we didn’t explore as we wanted to end at Grandview.

We drove back up 1.5 hour to the Grandview VC and checked out the overlook. We took the Castle Rock trail (under the rocks) and it was breathtaking. It was about 0.6 miles, but strenuous.

We then followed the paved road all the way to the Turkey Spur overlook, where we had our sandwich and enjoyed the view. FYI: You can drive there (small parking lot) or take the trail (up and downs), so we walked on the road as it wasn’t too busy. You can hear cars coming so you just scoot off the side as most people aren’t flying down the road.

We did stop by the Tamarack marketplace in town but there were a lot of vendor/stalls of artwork from wood materials, basket weaving, ornaments, painting, t-shirts, wines, etc. We spent the rest of the evening rest at home, catching up on TV shows and finishing our leftovers.

The next morning drive the home was uneventful and a bit dreary due to the weather. I got some souvenirs in forms of postcard and the pin. But if you’re ever in the area or want to get away, I’m sure during the summer time, they have more water sports adventures to tackle. We aren’t water people so admiring from afar is good enough for us!