Point your compass north to admire some of the Greenbrier Valley's most impressive views and tranquil countryside. Your drive up Route 219 loosely tracks the Greenbrier River before heading east along Anthony Creek and back to the south through rolling farmlands.
Driving Tour Map
This 42-mile loop through the Greenbrier Valley's hill country starts and ends in downtown Lewisburg.
Put a skip in your step with an AM pick-me-up at The Wild Bean, Lewisburg's popular coffee shop and hang-out spot. The Bean serves organic coffees and teas, fruit smoothies and farm-fresh fare.
Just a few minutes from downtown Lewisburg, take a self-guided excursion of Lost World Caverns' main "room" complete with stalactites and stalagmites of every shape and size. A half-mile underground walk, the tour takes about 45 minutes at a leisurely pace.
Descend 120 feet to access the half-mile loop at Lost World Caverns.
Interested in “local spirits?” Smooth Ambler is located right off Route 219 and offers a first-hand look–and taste–into the world of fine-craft-beverage-making. Check the tour schedule before stopping in.
A few miles north, take a right onto Anthony Road. It winds through fields and farms before working its way around the mountain and down to Blue Bend Recreation Area. A midway point on your road trip, Blue Bend is a popular stop for nature hikes, fishing, picnics and the spontaneous summer swim.
Keeping with the laid-back theme of the day, work in a stop at the Pomona Salt Cave and Spa on your way down Route 92. Indulge in a spa pampering or take a 40-minute respite in one of the Zero Gravity lounge chairs that can be found in the manmade cave lined with restorative Himalayan salt. Those who’ve been tout its vapor-healing properties and beneficial respiratory effects. Reservations recommended.
A behind-the-scenes tour of White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery is worth your time in fish food! The team raises 6,000 pairs and ships six to eight million eggs across the country annually. When the trout are ready for retirement, they're released into rivers, creeks and lakes across West Virginia. The hatchery is open spring, summer and fall, Monday-Friday, 8 am-3 pm. Call ahead.
FUN FACT – Mark Bowe, host and star of the hit DIY show Barnwood Builders, has a showroom in downtown White Sulphur Springs. Restoring buildings to their former glory and finding new purpose for the old and forgotten is their mission. Want something to take home? Stop in the shop for handmade home goods, art and Barnwood Living apparel. Who knows, you might even get lucky and meet Mark or one of his crew.
In White Sulphur Springs, stop by Barnwood Living, inspired by hit TV show, Barnwood Builders.
Open to day-trippers, take a stroll–or carriage ride–around The Greenbrier’s sprawling grounds. Formal gardens, luxurious ballrooms and lavish salons impart a sense of the resort’s rich and opulent history. If time allows, make your way to the boutique shops and treat yourself to dinner at one of The Greenbrier’s signature restaurants.
If there's time left in your day, communing with nature makes delightful company. Just 1.4 miles off Route 60, the Greenbrier State Forest is a vibrant playground for hikers, bikers, archers or those wanting to get in a few rounds of disc golf.
Driving Tour Map
This 42-mile loop through the Greenbrier Valley's hill country starts and ends in downtown Lewisburg.
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