ness ▁area ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁for ests ▁in ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Mountains ▁r anging ▁in ▁elev ation ▁from ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Barb ours ▁Creek - Sh aw vers ▁Run ▁Cl uster . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁access ▁Loc ated ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁New ▁Castle , ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁is ▁bounded ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁Pot ts ▁Mountain , ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁Bar bour ’ s ▁Creek ▁and ▁Va ▁ 6 1 7 , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Forest ▁Service ▁Road ▁ 1 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁maintained ▁trail ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁Lip es ▁Branch ▁Tra il , ▁ ▁follows ▁ ▁along ▁Lip es ▁ ▁Branch ▁for ▁ 1 . 7 ▁miles ▁with ▁a ▁trail head ▁near ▁the ▁P ines ▁Camp ground . ▁The ▁hi ke ▁along ▁Lip es ▁Branch ▁Tra il ▁can ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 . 3 ▁miles ▁by ▁continu ing ▁along ▁Lip es ▁Branch ▁beyond ▁the ▁maintained ▁section ▁of ▁Lip es ▁Branch ▁Tra il , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁the ▁Pot ts ▁Mountain ▁Je ep ▁Tra il , ▁and ▁turning ▁left ▁onto ▁the ▁je ep ▁ ▁trail ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁next ▁kn ob ▁with ▁a ▁rock ▁out c rop ▁on ▁the ▁right . ▁ ▁Another ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁is ▁gained ▁by ▁h ik ing ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁Pot ts ▁Mountain ▁Je ep ▁Tra il ▁beginning