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Driving Directions to TreeTops Canopy Tour

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[Located at original Class VI-Mountain River and new Rivermen campus]
Directions from the West:

From I-64 East to US Rt.19N (interstate highway all the way):
Take I-64E into Charleston, WV
Take I-64East/I-77 South (to Beckley) for approximately 50 miles
Take the North Beckley Exit (# 48) onto U.S. Rt.19 North
Follow Rt.19N approximately 20 miles until you cross the New River Gorge Bridge (near Fayetteville)
Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
Class VI is on the left; pull into second parking lot

Directions from the South:

From I-77 North:
From I-77N, take the North Beckley Exit (# 48) onto U.S. Rt.19 North
Follow Rt.19N approximately 20 miles until you cross the New River Gorge Bridge (near Fayetteville)
Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
Class VI is on the left; pull into second parking lot

Directions from the North:

From I-79 South:
From I-79S, take U.S. Rt.19 South – Beckley/Summersville Exit (# 57)
Follow Rt.19S for approximately 60 miles and turn right onto Ames Heights Road (if you cross the New River Gorge Bridge heading south, you've passed it)
Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
Class VI is on the left; pull into second parking lot

Directions from the East:

From I-64 West (or I-81 South):
Take I-64W to I-77 North
Follow I-77N to Beckley, WV
Take the North Beckley Exit (# 48) onto U.S. Rt.19 North
Follow Rt.19N approximately 20 miles until you cross the New River Gorge Bridge (near Fayetteville)
Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
Class VI is on the left; pull into second parking lot

SPEED TRAP! US Rt.19N:
The speed limit is 65 miles per hour for the majority of its length. This route is routinely patrolled but there are three major areas where the speed limit drops drastically:

Mount Hope - after passing the first traffic light at Maple Fork Avenue & Rt. 19, the highway drops down a steep hill. As you go down this long 9% grade, it is very easy to exceed the speed limit. The Mount Hope City police routinely set up radar on this hill and also patrol the next 3 miles.

Oak Hill - the speed limit drops to 55 mph for the next 5 miles & is patrolled regularly.

Fayetteville - Fayetteville aggressively & seriously patrols their 4 miles. The speed limit drops to 50 mph as the road drops down another steep, long hill. Expect to find Fayetteville police with radar parked on the side of the north bound lane.

GPS
Latitude Longitude
N 38 05.183 W 81 04.750

Decimal Degrees (WGS84)
Latitude Longitude
38.086389 -81.079167

Degrees, Minutes & Seconds
Latitude Longitude
N38 05 11 W81 04 45