Brushy Hills

Description

Elevation: 1356 ft.

The woods at Brushy Hills are the perfect spot for an early morning walk. Their location next to Lexington with numerous broad trails that were formerly logging roads, provide direct access to 600-acres of hardwood forest. Birds such as northern flicker, eastern wood-pewee and ovenbird join more numerous denizens such as Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, Carolina wren, northern cardinal and eastern towhee. Look for butterflies such as eastern tiger and spicebush swallowtails, silver-spotted skipper, and pearl crescent as they take advantage of sunlight patches resulting from openings in the forest canopy. Dragonflies along the trails include common whitetail and widow skimmer.

Directions

Physical Address: 1010 Union Run Road, Lexington, Virginia

From US-11/Lee Hwy in Lexington, continue straight onto VA-251/Link Rd/Thornhill Rd/Collierstown Rd, continue onto SR-674/Union Run, and the trailhead parking will be on the left in approximately 2 miles.