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Ramsey's Draft Wilderness

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includes a large National Scenic Area and additional wilderness areas to the north of Ramsey's Draft. A component of this proposal is an adjustment of the present western boundary of Ramsey's Draft Wilderness to remove the Shenandoah Mountain Trail from the wilderness area to accommodate mountain biking interests. The Friends proposal is supported by a large number of businesses, organizations, and faith groups.
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cabin removed. (PATC disputed that decision, and in later years it was determined that existing structures in wilderness areas could stay.) All that remains today is the chimney of Sexton Cabin, along the present-day Jerry's Run Trail. Logs from the Sexton Cabin were later used to construct the PATC's Mutton Top Cabin.
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Since 2007, the Forest Service has been working on a revision to its Management Plan for the George Washington National Forest. The draft Plan proposes adding wilderness acreage to the present Ramsey's Draft Wilderness eastern and northern boundaries. The Forest Service notes that a major concern
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constructed the Sexton Cabin within the present wilderness boundaries in 1938 Destroyed by fire in 1967, it was rebuilt. Shortly after Ramsey's Draft Wilderness was enacted as law, the Forest Service, interpreting the Wilderness Act to preclude any structures in federal wilderness areas, had the
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The boundaries of Ramsey's Draft wilderness have long been the subject of discussion. The original wilderness proposal, developed in the early 1970s and backed by the Virginia Wilderness Committee and the Potomac Chapter of the Sierra Club, included most of Shenandoah Mountain between Rt. 250 and
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In 2004, Virginia Wilderness Committee and local mountain biking groups formed the Friends of Shenandoah Mountain to advocate for expansion of the Ramsey's Draft Wilderness to the north and east, and for a separate wilderness on the western slope of Shenandoah Mountain. This new proposal also
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wiped out much of the road at the stream crossings. Another flood in November 1985 further eliminated the original road and changed the course of the stream in multiple areas, shortly after the area was officially designated a wilderness under the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984.
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The major trail through the center of the wilderness is the Ramsey's Draft Trail. Rebuilt after the 1985 flood, this trail follows the streambed and the old road (where possible), and has been described as "one of the most popular on Virginia roadless lands" in one guidebook.
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first purchased land in this area in 1913 for Shenandoah National Forest, the precursor to the present day George Washington National Forest. The Forest Service has managed the Ramsey's Draft area essentially as a
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FDR 95, the western slope down to private land along Shaws Fork, and much of the Bald Ridge area. The U.S. Forest Service recommended the core ~6,500 acres, and this is the tract that became law.
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Since the 1984 Virginia Wilderness Act, several citizen proposals have been developed to expand the boundaries of the Ramsey's Draft Wilderness. None of these have been enacted.
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in the United States. The wilderness area was established in 1984 and comprises 6,518 acres (26.38 km). It is administered by the
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since 1935 as much of it had never been logged. A road more than three miles (5 km) upstream from U.S. 250 constructed by the
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Ramsey's Draft looking north from near the wilderness's southern border, along the Ramsey's Draft Trail.
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Ramsey's Draft Wilderness is located between the crests of Shenandoah Mountain and Bald Ridge, north of
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Ramsey's Draft is one of the stops on the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail established by the
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about the Ramsey's Draft addition is the opposition of the county board of supervisors.
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George Washington and Jefferson National Forests – Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness Area
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stream. Other common wildlife found in Ramsey's Draft Wilderness include
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and may not last much longer. Other large trees in the wilderness include
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Ernest M. Dickerman Papers, Carrier Library Special Collections
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Other trails in and around Ramsey's Draft Wilderness include:
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The property has been used for recreation for many years. The
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Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness: George Washington National Forest
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Wild Virginia: A Guide to Thirty Roadless Recreation Areas
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Ramsey's Draft Wilderness is well known for its stands of
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
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Detailed inventory of flora in Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness
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Hiking Upward website account of Ramsey’s Draft hike
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in the 1930s lasted until 1969, when rainwater from
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Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail: Ramsey’s Draft
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Forests of the Central Appalachians: Ramsey’s Draft
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Forest Service Summary Plan of 2009 Revision Issues
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Index

Ramseys Draft Wilderness
IUCN category
wilderness area
Map showing the location of Ramsey's Draft Wilderness
Augusta
38°20′00″N 79°20′42″W / 38.33333°N 79.34500°W / 38.33333; -79.34500
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests – Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness Area
wilderness area
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Virginia
US Forest Service
U.S. Route 250
Staunton, Virginia
tributary
Calfpasture River
James River
Chesapeake Bay
US Forest Service
wilderness
Civilian Conservation Corps
Hurricane Camille

old-growth
Canadian hemlock
hemlock woolly adelgid
tulip poplar
eastern white pine
sugar maple
black birch

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