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Phone: (434) 238-4094

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57 Hemlock Ridge Lane
Catawba Virginia 24070

Directions

Please keep a copy of the directions with you when you travel. Technology does not serve our area well and often sends drivers the long way, the wrong way, or to a completely different location. If your schedule allows, travel during daylight hours. The views are spectacular! Printable Directions

From the North

Interstate 81 South towards Roanoke, Va. Take Exit 141. Take a left at the stop light. Travel 1/3 of a mile and then follow the roundabout to take a slight right onto Route 311. You’ll see the Orange Market on the left. A BP and Subway on the right. Follow Route 311 for 12 miles to a left on Route 621/Upper Craigs Creek Road. Follow Route 621 for 9.3 miles. Set your odometer, as it is a long and winding 9.3 miles to our sign on the right. Our property is lined with a brown wooden fence. Take the right on Hemlock Ridge Lane and stay straight through the red gates. Get a bit of momentum heading up the hill. Parking area is at the bottom of the circle driveway.

From the South

Interstate 81 North towards Christiansburg/Blacksburg, Va. Take Exit 118B Us-11/US 460 towards Blacksburg. Follow US 460 approximately 15.8 miles to a right on Route 621/Craigs Creek Road. Watch for a brown Jefferson National Forest sign on the right. The right turn on Route 621 is just past that sign. Follow Rt. 621 for 11.9 miles to our sign on the left. Just before the turn on Hemlock Ridge Lane you will pass a white church on the left and a subdivision, Foxfire, on the right. Our sign is tilted a bit in the other direction. Our property is lined with a brown wooden fence. Take the left on Hemlock Ridge Lane and stay straight through the red gates. Get a bit of momentum heading up the hill. Parking area is at the bottom of the circle driveway.

From the West

Take 460 East to a left on Route 621. (If your GPS directs you to turn on Route 42, avoid it. You will end up on dirt road. Stay on 460 until you reach Route 621!) Watch for a brown Jefferson National Forest sign and a sign for Pandapas Pond on the right. The left turn on Route 621 is just past that sign. Follow Rt. 621 for 11.9 miles to our sign on the left. Just before the turn on Hemlock Ridge Lane you will pass a white church on the left and a subdivision, Foxfire, on the right. Our sign is tilted a bit in the other direction. Our property is lined with a brown wooden fence. Take the left on Hemlock Ridge Lane and stay straight through the red gates. Get a bit of momentum heading up the hill. Parking area is at the bottom of the circle driveway.

From the East

Travel to Interstate 81 and follow the directions above from the north or south.

Refund Policy

In the event of student course cancellation, course payment will not be refunded. Monies paid will be applied to a future scheduled course date. Cancellations made within 30 days of course may be subject to a 25% reschedule fee. Mountain Shepherd, in review of certain situations, reserves the right to refund full course payment on a per case basis.

Payment Policy

Receipt of full course payment by Mountain Shepherd guarantees and reserves student’s placement. All required forms must be completed and signed by student and received by Mountain Shepherd prior to student’s arrival at training area. Mountain Shepherd reserves the right to consider special exceptions to this payment policy on an individual student basis.