Directions from Interstate 81


To Raid The Wind Kennels, LLC
on Rt. 56 (9621 Crabtree Falls Highway)
Tel: 540.377.9865 Fax: 540.377.2485

 

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From North I81:
1.  Follow I81 south to Exit 205
2.  Take Exit 205 (Raphine/Steeles Tavern)
3.  At end of exit ramp, turn left onto Rt. 606
4.  Continue with directions "From Rt. 66" below:

From South I81:
1.  Follow I81 north to Exit 205
2.  Take Exit 205 (Raphine/Steeles Tavern)
3.  At end of exit ramp, turn right onto Rt. 606 " Continue with directions "From Rt. 606" below:

From Rt. 606
1.  Follow Rt. 606 to Rt. 11.

2.  At Rt. 11 intersection, turn left onto Rt. 11 then right on Rt. 56 (east).

3.  Follow Rt. 56 for 13 miles. Below are landmarks.

•The road will become very winding and will have steep drop-offs on the right.
• The tiny town of Vesuvius
•Railroad tracks that you will cross
• Sign on left for George Washington National Forest
• Turkey Hollow Farm on right " •River Gap Recreation Area on right
•Sugar Tree Inn on right " •Blue Ridge Parkway overpass
•Montebello Country Store on left (at about 7.9 miles after getting onto Rt. 56)
•State Fish Hatchery on right
•Entrance to National Forest Crabtree Falls Observation Trail on right
•Crabtree Falls Campground on right

4.  As you near the end of the 13 miles, slow down and start looking on the right for:

•Telephone switching boxes covered by a pavilion roof and with a homemade American flag hanging from the roof eave
•A private lane that runs by the left side of the switching station
•Abandoned white house on the other (right) side of the lane
•On the left side of Rt. 56, opposite the lane will be a mailbox with the numbers 9621 on the side. On top of the mailbox will be a small sign that reads "Raid The Wind"

5. Turn right onto the lane between the switching station and abandoned house. Follow the lane across the private bridge and up the hill to the right.

6. You have gone too far, iyou to get to the Flippin-Seaman Appleshed (on right).