An old hanggliding buddy of mine was up in the Maryland Mountains recently
doing the off-road thang...and may have run across a potential new site. If
anyone is interested in checking this place out, here are the directions.
Or.....if anyone already has checked it out; let me know.
Location: Green Ridge State Forest. Spot: Log Roll Overlook. Direction:
West? Height: 700'
Head out Route 68 west. Pass thru Sideling Hill. Get off at the "15 Mile
Creek" exit. At stop sign, turn LEFT. Get onto Green Ridge Road. Green Ridge
Road becomes Kirk Road? Overlook on the RIGHT.
138 miles from Baltimore.
So........there ya' go. Says' there is plenty of landing opportunities in
at the bottom and the overlook would need very little clearing. Some light
brush only. Worth taking a look at. Hell, this is how we find the darn
sites so....maybe someone can check it out and report back? I know the
directions aren't the best but...they should get you very close.
Richard Hays
MSHG, Inc.
Potential new site??
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Thanks Rich! I wish I had heard this sooner or I would have gone this afternoon. So here is what I've found out so far ...
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ ... ridge.html
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/outdooradven ... ridge.html
"20 Miles
At the power line crossing, you are at the top of Green Ridge Mountain. Turn left onto Green Ridge Road, and proceed 2.2 miles to the "Log Roll" Overlook.
22.2 Miles
This scenic area is known as the "Log Roll." During the timbering era of the 1880's and 1890's, logs were dragged from the nearby hills to be rolled down these slopes into Town Creek below. The logs were then floated several miles to the sawmill. Three states can be seen from what many people feel is one of the most beautiful areas in Maryland. The mountains to your left are in West Virginia, the middle area is Maryland, and Pennsylvania is to your extreme right. On a clear day and to your left, approximately 50 miles distance, the twin towers of the electric generating plant in Mount Storm, West Virginia, can be seen."
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22Cumber ... &t=h&hl=en
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n= ... ayer=DRG25
It looks to me like this spot may not have sufficient slope. I will drive and check it out.
Nearby, I see a spot on Town Hill that appears to have a clearing for a SE launch - with approximately 700 vertical. Aerial photo below:
http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=39.595385&l ... =5&dot=Yes
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ ... ridge.html
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/outdooradven ... ridge.html
"20 Miles
At the power line crossing, you are at the top of Green Ridge Mountain. Turn left onto Green Ridge Road, and proceed 2.2 miles to the "Log Roll" Overlook.
22.2 Miles
This scenic area is known as the "Log Roll." During the timbering era of the 1880's and 1890's, logs were dragged from the nearby hills to be rolled down these slopes into Town Creek below. The logs were then floated several miles to the sawmill. Three states can be seen from what many people feel is one of the most beautiful areas in Maryland. The mountains to your left are in West Virginia, the middle area is Maryland, and Pennsylvania is to your extreme right. On a clear day and to your left, approximately 50 miles distance, the twin towers of the electric generating plant in Mount Storm, West Virginia, can be seen."
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22Cumber ... &t=h&hl=en
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n= ... ayer=DRG25
It looks to me like this spot may not have sufficient slope. I will drive and check it out.
Nearby, I see a spot on Town Hill that appears to have a clearing for a SE launch - with approximately 700 vertical. Aerial photo below:
http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=39.595385&l ... =5&dot=Yes
'Spark