Meeting at the Market Street Coffee house at 9:30
Drivers meeting at 10:00
http://marketstreetcoffeeshops.com/index.php?id=3
1020 E. Main St Purcellville, VA 20132
The route is about 66 miles in to the park. We'll be making a stop in Winchester to pick up food for lunch.
We'll spend about an hour and a half at the park and then head back. While at the park you can walk to and through the tunnel, we can picnic and enjoy the park. If anyone wants to grill, they have grills. There are picnic tables but they aren't close to each other. The walk to the tunnel is about a half a mile and is very flat. The tunnel is dark, but you can see light on either end.
We will not caravan back to the start, instead we'll stop at the Virginia Farmers Market on route 522 about 30 miles from Paw Paw. People can drop off from here as they see fit.
Here's a link to the route
http://goo.gl/maps/MrGbM
Here's a link to some information about Paw Paw tunnel
http://www.nps.gov/choh/upload/pawpawbrochure_final.pdf
and some pics we took today
http://www.alicyndrew.com/pawpaw#h6f51299a
The first part of the route is fairly straight and scenic, but it does get much better after Winchester.
There are NO RESTAURANTS in the town of Paw Paw, plan to purchase lunch in Winchester or bring it. We can also choose to potluck and all get something at the market.
This run is super friendly for kids and or dogs!
things to bring:
Flashlight
lunch/ drinks
chairs or blankets for picnic
comfortable walking shoes
Walkie Talkies
Expect to return to Northern VA around 4:00ish
IF it's Raining we will reschedule as there is no shelter at the park