No special access issues
🔴 The Ripple Effect Boulder, the main attraction of this area, is HIGHLY water level dependent. Please see the "Description" page for river water level information.
🔴 ACCESS WARNING: Walking along railroad tracks is illegal and DANGEROUS. This not only includes the tracks themselves, but the cleared land around the tracks as well. If you happen to be near tracks, keep your eyes and ears open for trains. If one is approaching, get as far as possible from the tracks. This is not only the safe thing to do, it's the polite thing to do. Trains can't stop. Don't make the conductor think they have any chance of running you or your dog over. Be respectful and polite to any railroad worker you see. This is VERY important to future access.
🚗 Driving Directions:
From Fayetteville - turn right and drive on US-19N and cross the NRG bridge. Take the second right after the bridge onto Lansing-Edmond Road. Follow Lansing-Edmond road around many curves and turns, eventually driving down a steep hill to the town of Winona. After 6 miles on Lansing-Edmond Rd, turn RIGHT onto Keeneys Creek Rd at the stop sign. Keeneys Creek Rd is a long, winding, steep, mostly gravel road and only wide enough for one vehicle. It is usually navigable carefully with all vehicles, however is not maintained in the winter and will need 4wd for any ice and snow. This road regularly washes out in the spring after heavy rains. The beginning of the road goes through a neighborhood and close to several houses with children and pets, so please drive slowly.Follow this all the way down to the main parking lot for the Nuttallburg Coal Tipple with the pit toilet.
From Summersville - Head SOUTH on US-19S. Drive about 18 miles (depending on where you turn onto US-19) and take exit for US-60 E/Midland Trail. Turn LEFT off the exit onto US-60 E/Midland Trail. Drive 4.4 miles then turn RIGHT onto Lansing-Edmond Rd. Drive 2.1 miles then continue STRAIGHT onto Keeneys Creek Rd. Continue 4.1 miles down Keeney's Creek Road to the main parking lot for the Nuttallburg Coal Tipple with the pit toilet.
🚶♂️Hiking Directions - From the parking, turn towards the river side of the parking lot with the guard rails. Walk through the space in the middle of the guard rails and right around the tree. Scurry down along the drainage and into a swampy area with rocks to hop across, leading you down to the train tracks. Walk RIGHT, downstream, for about 100ft, and look for the first clear path down towards the river, likely marked with a cairn. Scramble down and next to the Skipping Stone Boulder. For the Ripple Effect Boulder and Double Z Boulder, walk around the Skipping Stone Boulder to the riverside then continue in a slightly diagonal direction downstream to the large boulder sitting in the river, this is the Ripple Effect Boulder. Hop the talus along the river downstream one more minute to reach the Double Z Boulder. This trail is short with a couple short steep sections separated by uneven but flat gravel. There is rock hopping at the base.Total hiking time: 5 minutes.