New FSO Hike at Chinqua-Penn Trail

May 6, 2017
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

FSO changed due to high level of river!

You’re invited to join the Dan River Basin Association’s May 6 First Saturday Outing at Chinqua-Penn Trail in Wentworth, NC.  Mark Bishopric will lead the hike at the historic trail.

Participants are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. at the trailhead at (GPS 36.382734, -79.703128) just west of 2138 Wentworth Street, Reidsville, NC. 

The Chinqua-Penn Walking Trail is part of the NC Birding Trail, with over 150 species identified. The varied habitat attracts woodland birds, such as warblers and woodpeckers; grassland birds, such as meadowlarks, bluebirds, and hawks; and waterfowl, such as herons, kingfishers, and geese.  

Rock quarried near the trail was used for Jeff and Betsy Penn’s mansion, but also for the Rock Dam, Pump House, and Summer House at Lake Betsy. Near the trailhead are ruins of the Stew Site where the Penns entertained large parties with his famous Brunswick stew. Stone tables, benches, chimney, firebox, and Springhouse mark the site.

The hike is part of the series of year-round First Saturday Outings that have been offered by DRBA for fifteen years.

Find out more about Chinqua-Penn at http://www.chinquapenntrail.org.

Outings and meetings of the Dan River Basin Association are open to the public without charge.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For trip information, contact trip coordinator Mark Bishopric, mbishopric@3-r-o.com, 336-627-6215. For information about the Dan River Basin Association, visit www.danriver.org.