Lipes Branch
Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.8 mi
Distance
1,712 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Lipes Branch
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,712 ft
- Highest point
- 3,574 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,845 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Barbours Creek Wilderness
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Lipes Branch is a 4.81-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,712 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 3,574 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 3,574 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 4.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lewisburg 3 N, WV weather station, 25 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan39° high20° low
- Feb43° high22° low
- Mar52° high28° low
- Apr64° high38° low
- May72° high48° low
- Jun79° high56° low
- Jul82° high60° low
- Aug81° high58° low
- Sep76° high51° low
- Oct65° high39° low
- Nov53° high29° low
- Dec42° high24° low
The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Barbours Creek Wilderness · Wilderness
- Eastern Divide Ranger District · Ranger district
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Eastern Divide Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Prohibitions at Cascades Recreation Area
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Construction near Appalachian Trail on Peter's Mountain
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- The PinesCamping0.2 mi
- Bald MountainHiking1.1 mi
- Fenwick WetlandsHiking2.4 mi
- Fenwick Nature WalkHiking2.7 mi
- Children's ForestHiking3.1 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation AreaCamping5.7 mi
- Shawvers RunRock climbing7 mi
- Steel Bridge CampgroundCamping8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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