{"id":7052230,"date":"2026-08-31T04:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/almost-heaven-swing-pond-trail-i-trail-cooking\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T04:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:14:16","slug":"almost-heaven-swing-pond-trail-i-trail-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7052230","title":{"rendered":"Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail I Trail Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This started because I found out there was an Almost Heaven Swing<\/strong><\/a> at Poor House Farm Park<\/strong><\/a>, only about 18 miles away. Not a long drive on a sunny Sunday morning. Poor House Farm Park is a few miles off Hwy 81, outside of Martinsburg, WV, in Berkeley County, in the Eastern Panhandle. The swing is a few months old, the third one now in the Panhandle, with one in each of the three counties that make it up.<\/p>\n

To find the park:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

233 Almshouse Road
Martinsburg, WV
25403<\/p>\n

It is a county-owned park and is free to use. Once you drive in, head to the pond, where there is ample parking near the barn (if it is a busy weekend, there are other parking areas). Once parked, facing the lake, walk around the right side of the barn, on a paved path. The swing is visible.<\/p>\n

Yet I was shocked by how awesome the Poor House Farm is. It is huge. It has a lot to offer. Hiking, biking, really cool playgrounds, historical homes, a pond (lake), and a creek. I showed up thinking it would be like Rumsey Monument in Jefferson County, where I could wear summer shoes. I will be back to hike a lot more of this park once fall weather starts creeping in.<\/p>\n

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Tuscarora Creek is in the background, with many friendly ducks paddling around.<\/p>\n

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Benches, picnic tables, and bridges across the creek are sprinkled around.<\/p>\n

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The park sits nestled in a valley, the North Mountain Ridge visible as you sit on the swing. North Mountain is a low ridge, with Back Creek on the other side. Now I have been on both sides.<\/p>\n

After doing whatcha do at the swings, I looked around. I had seen a map of the park\u2019s trails online; it is popular with mountain bikers. There was a loop around the pond, and it wasn\u2019t long, but hey\u2026it was in the SHADE most of the way. How can you pass that up south of the Mason-Dixon Line? You don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Take me home. This valley just is sublime in its beauty.<\/p>\n

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The ducks would come running across the water if you stayed still.<\/p>\n

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Take a quick right \u2013 you might like it.<\/p>\n

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Tuscarora Creek. It was so quiet in here, with just birds and the water. I saw only one mosquito the entire time. A low bug and barely humid hike? My stars.<\/p>\n

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Just past the bridge is a Nature Playground hidden in the forest. This place is beyond cool.<\/p>\n

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Back on the trail, it appears something likes turtles here.<\/p>\n

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The path here ends at another parking area. You can take a separate path along the other side of the pond, which is sometimes locked (there are gates on each end) when events are going on. A gazebo sits out on the pond, and another dock sits nearby.<\/p>\n

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Marsh Marigold.<\/p>\n

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I headed up across the lawn instead, because I wanted to see the springhouse from the early 1800s.<\/p>\n

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The farm was established in the 1850s. The Poor House dates back to before the Revolutionary War; the 1850 purchase was to build a place for people.<\/p>\n

The lake is a modern addition \u2013 it was built in 1997 and opened in 1999. It is fishable, but no swimming (one has to wonder how many snappy turtles live in it\u2026.)<\/p>\n

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Simply beautiful.<\/p>\n

I will definitely plan on returning to hike more here.<\/p>\n

~Sarah<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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