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West Hamlin sits quiet most days, a small Lincoln County town on the Guyandotte River, and it's an easy place to miss. It's also a good place to start a loop, because from here the road drops you straight into Hatfield-McCoy coal country without much warning.
Head south toward Chapmanville and the road starts working. Logan County roads follow the water the way they always have here, curve for curve, and by the time you're deep into this loop you're deep into coal country history too. This is a short loop, easy to underestimate, but the roads don't let up much.
Plan a half day, or stretch it into a full one if you stop at Chief Logan.
