Fenwick Mines

Fenwick Mines was once an old mining area and is now home to trails and a recreation park. The trail takes you by open pit mines and foundations of old mining structures.

The Fenwick Forest Walk is a 1-mile nature trail. The wetland trail allows you to observe wetlands created by beavers; follow the trail through wetlands and open forests to see a variety of wildlife and vegetation that live in this environment.

The trails are wheelchair accessible. The site has a large picnic shelter, grills, toilets, and a fishing pond. The difficulty of this trail is easy with an elevation of 1,407 ft.

Distance

• 1 mile

Hike It, Bike It, Paddle It

• Enjoy the outdoors with friends and family at Fenwick Mines.
• Fenwick Mines includes a wetland area with a few ponds. Fishing is permitted to visitors.
• To access the trail, start from the pavilion and follow the Fenwick Wetlands Trail. This trail should lead you into the woods.
• Follow the trail through the beaver habitat area.
• Continue around the pond which should bring you to a stream.
• Now it’s time to begin the Fenwick Nature Trail; follow the parallel trail to the stream until you see the waterfall.

Directions/Parking

From Roanoke – Take I-581 North towards and take exit 1S to merge on I-81 S towards Salem. Then take Exit 141 and turn left onto VA-419 N.  After 0.4 miles, turn right onto VA-311 N. After 19 miles, turn right onto VA-615/Market St. Continue for 5 miles and turn left at SR-611. Next, you will make a right turn onto SR-685 and continue for 1.6 miles. Take a right at Old Jeep Rd, then another right where the road forks. This will bring you to the Fenwick Mines Recreation Area.

Add-On Adventure

• Check out the Town Center Tap House and its extensive beer menu with 40 beers on tap and more than 40 bottles and cans. Click here for more information.
• Visit Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing for plenty of outdoor activities and shopping.

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