Green's Lick Trail Map

Route map for the Green's Lick Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...

Green's Lick Trail Map

Route map for the Green's Lick Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...

Green's Lick/Forest Road 479G/Sidehill Trail Junction -- 2,550'

The lower terminus of the Green's Lick Trail is here, at the upper end of 479G about a mile from its gate at Forest Service Road 479....the Green's Lick Trail begins to the left here with the Sidehill Trail going straight-right...

Green's Lick/Forest Road 479G/Sidehill Trail Junction -- 2,550'

The lower terminus of the Green's Lick Trail as seen from its junction with the Sidehill Trail...

Laurel Branch -- 2,550'

The trail immediately rock-hops across pretty little Laurel Branch...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,600'

Beyond Laurel Branch the climb starts in earnest...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,640'

The trail is now ascending the ridge separating Laurel Branch from the unnamed stream flowing down from Yellow Gap...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,650'

Looking back near the point where the route swings around to the south side of the ridge...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,700'

Now on the south side of the ridge the grade eases up, but only slightly...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,750'

There's not a whole lot to say about this portion of the trail...it's primarily a long uphill slog through the woods...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,820'

There are times, however, when the surrounding forest is quite beautiful...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,880'

The trail bears right here at an old overgrown forest road...

Green's Lick Trail -- 2,940'

Just before reaching the crest of the ridge the trail splits into two lanes...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,000'

The long climb finally eases up here, where the trail crosses the crest of the ridge it has been thus-far ascending...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,000'

Looking back at the trail as it arrives at the crest of the ridge...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,000'

The route now starts heading along the east facing side of the ridge, south of Stradley Mountain. The slope drops away very steeply but there are no views to be had...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,010'

There's a relatively flat trail ahead for a time...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,020'

The view uphill...somewhere 600 or so feet above is Billy Cove Knob...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,030'

Continuing along the side of the ridge...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,040'

The trail as it hops across the tiny southern tributary of Laurel Branch...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,100'

The lush green of Bent Creek Forest...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,150'

Suddenly, the trail decides it has had enough of this level-grade stuff...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,180'

The trail is now curving up into the cove above Laurel Branch...

Green's Lick Trail -- 3,220'

It's easy to see how popular with bikers this trail is...