Hemlock Springs – Loop
Distance: 0.8 miles
Blaze Color: Yellow- Red
Difficulty Level: MODERATE TO DIFFICULT
Key Feature: stream, north vs. south slopes, old-growth hemlock
A detailed map of all of the trails within Wintergreen maintained by the foundation is available at the front desk of Wintergreen Resort’s Mountain Inn and at Trillium House.
This trail is one of the only areas that provides habitat for both pink and yellow ladyslippers. The loop portion (Difficult) of the trail passes through an old-growth stand of eastern hemlocks that have been devastated by an insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid. Use caution in winter.