| New Route from Mt. Nebo (Hudson) to
Muddy Run The following instructions are for
southbound hikers.
At MP 13.30 continue straight ahead. [From now until you reach
Muddy Run, the blazes will be rather far apart. In some places there
is no place to put a blaze--open fields and no trees.] The road
leaving the Mt. Nebo intersection rapidly becomes a narrow, tree-shaded track.
Continue along this road for about 3 miles until you reach a
gently sloping roadway to the right. There is a large tree in the
center of what could generously be called a traffic island.
In .5 miles you will come to a 'T' intersection. Go left. There
is NO place to put a blaze at this junction.
Continue for another 1.0 miles to a triangle/traffic island and
veer right. Two miles further is another traffic island. You will
pass a deserted trailer on the left as you approach the road
division and veer right. The road now becomes hard surface.
Continue about 3 miles and you will reach the old trailhead for
the ALT in the Cheat Canyon. It is posted with large green and white
signs reading "Trail Closed Until Further Notice." This is MP 28.5
in the hiking guide.
Note that the distance has now been shortened by 5.7 miles (from
Mt. Nebo to the canyon trailhead).
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