This 5.5-mile gravel road crosses over the mountain connecting Augusta Springs (at Estaline Valley Road) to Route 602. This is an easy drive through mountain forest where one can find Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, woodpeckers, nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadee, vireos, warblers, flycatchers, etc. Both ends of the road filter into mixed trees and fields where one can find Eastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Meadowlark, swallows, raptors, etc. This road can be tricky or even impassable in the winter due to snow. Be careful of hunters during hunting season.
eBird Hotspot: Troxel Gap Road
—Vic Laubach