Route map of the Boyd Branch Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...
Boyd Branch Trail Map
Route map of the Boyd Branch Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...
Boyd Branch Trail/F.R. 479F Junction -- 2,380'
This is the north end of the Boyd Branch Trail as seen from Forest Service Road 479F. The trail begins to the left just beyond the picnic table...
Boyd Branch Trail/F.R. 479F Junction -- 2,380'
The Boyd Branch Trail as it departs southbound from Forest Service Road 479F...
Boyd Branch Trail -- 2,360'
Entering the broad drainage of Boyd Branch the downhill grade is quite gradual...
Boyd Branch Trail -- 2,340'
The one and only crossing the trail makes of its namesake stream is here, just a short distance below 479F...
Boyd Branch Trail -- 2,330'
Cutting a fairly straight line through the woods now...
Boyd Branch Trail -- 2,320'
The openness of the forest floor along this trail is very enjoyable...
Boyd Branch Trail -- 2,300'
Gently winding through the trees...
Boyd Branch Trail -- 2,280'
Nearing Forest Service Road 479, things flatten out completely...
Boyd Branch Trailhead @ F.R. 479 -- 2,260'
The Boyd Branch Trail as it arrives at Forest Road 479...
Boyd Branch Trailhead @ F.R. 479 -- 2,260'
As you can see there is no real trailhead for the Boyd Branch Trail at Forest Service Road 479. The closest place to park is seen in this shot a short distance uphill from the trail emerges from the woods.