Devil's Nose Rock Climbing

Devil's Nose parking area is about 30 minutes from Martinsburg, WV. The parking area is located at the end of Maverick Road in the Sleepy Hollow subdivision. To reach the parking area, follow Rt. 9 West through Hedgesville, WV. Turn left on Mountain Lake Road, then turn right onto Audubon Road through the Sleepy Hollow subdivision. Turn right onto Maverick road, and follow it until you see the obvious parking area at the end. There is a PATC sign designating the parking area and Devil's Nose Connector Trail. The trail head is at the gate.
There are two main ways to get to the climbing areas.
1) The recommended and safest way: Hike the white-blazed, Devil's Nose Connector trail for approximately half a mile. Turn right onto the blue-blazed Tuscarora Trail. Follow the TT to the Meadow Branch Stream and cross the PATC constructed bridge. Ascend the trail to the Devil's Nose overlook. The hike is moderate- about 1.5-2 miles of rocky, but well maintained trail. The approach is about 45 minutes.
2) The short cut which may only be passable in early spring or fall: Hike down the jeep trail from the parking area like in the first way, but about 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile down the trail youll see a very large camping/turn around spot. About 100 yards down trail from the camping area is tree with a heart and peoples initials engraved in it. Turn right, down hill and off trail. Follow the old rocky stream bed until it meets a cascading little waterfall of the small stream. Cross the stream and follow the trail through rhododendrons and under a couple of small chossy overhangs. Look for a large tree bridge laying across the meadow branch and cross it however you can. If the rivers low, you could just wade across. The tree bridge puts you right at the base of the west side of Devils Nose. Scramble up to set up top rope and/or follow the trail right to the grand corridor for more climbing. PS: If you dont cross over the cascading waterfall you can continue following the stream bed trail until you get to devils pond which is a neat swimming hole.

Once on top of the main overlook, head right following the obvious trail past the five-foot-wide crevasse which is the grand corridor. On the left side of the boulders just past the crevasse, there are trees to set up top-rope with static line. After you've set up your top-rope, to reach the base, continue on the trail until you come to large boulders. A gap between boulders yields a trail that descends steeply to the left. If you go right instead of left you'll reach the Meadow Branch Stream and Devil's Pond swimming hole on the west side of Devil's Nose.