Hiking Pee Wee Point via the Beacon Trail and Pee Wee Trail - Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area

This hike takes place in the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area in the Pan Handle of West Virginia outside of Martinsburg. The highest point reached is the summit of Third Hill Mountain at 2,171 feet (Berkeley County’s highest point), and the hike ultimately reaches the Pee Wee Point (1,660 ft.). This trail is easy (class 1) over mostly even terrain, with only a couple logs to step over.
Using Google Maps will get you fairly close to the trailhead. I was coming from the east and google was about a ¼ mile short. Once at the trailhead, there is parking along the North side of Hampshire Grade Rd.
Starting on the Beacon Trail you will find a washed-out trail. The forest in this area is wide open which can make it difficult to differentiate the trail from the surrounding forest. While I was there a massive blowdown blocked the trail, however since the forest is so open it was easily avoided. The trail is blazed in blue. All of a sudden the forest fills in and the trail narrows with mountain laurel lining the trail. This section has moss covering most of the trail making for a nice soft walkway. At 1.1 miles is the summit of Third Hill Mountain (2,171). On the summit is a Shanghai Beacon tower, with a ladder leading to a small platform approximately 50 feet up. The trail continues south where the grasses may impede on the trail in spring/summer. The junction with the Pee Wee trail occurs at mile 1.7. Turn left and continue straight on the Pee Wee trail through three clearings until it finally reaches Pee Wee Point at 3.5 miles. The view from Pee Wee Point is limited. Retrace the path to return to the trailhead.
Route: Beacon Trail to Pee Wee Trail (out and back)
Pee Wee Point hike Stats:
Distance: 6.76 miles
Elevation change: 1106 feet
Max Slope: 20.4%
Average Slope: 5.7%
Time: 3 hours 25 minutes
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Outro - "Corncob" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@JJ-qz5gv]

Thanks a million for your video. We wanted to check this out and your video was very helpful 💯

[@EasternHIKERS]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hikewithmike4673]

some of those old fire towers are scary to climb....I climbed one that had a sign climb at your own risk..lol.......unfortunately the firepit had the usual contents...I just dont know why people cant take what they use home with them!...arrgh...drives me crazy!.....lots of interesting things you saw on this hike!

[@gregratlief1661]

I've hiked to Pee Wee point several times. There is a white blazed side trail that takes you to some very good views west of this point. The white blaze starts around the camp fire shown in the video (heads Southwest). This is a fun area to do some off trial hiking in the winter. A loop can be made using that turn-off you showed in the video about halfway down the Pee Wee trail (jeep trail). Thanks for the video.

[@mpanik6576]

Was by the tower yesterday, still there and still sturdy.

[@vibratelove4145]

I’m having a hard time finding directions to parking for Beacon trail. Anybody know?