The main Catawba trail pursued the even tenor of its way, regardless of minor points, which, like a modern grand railroad, it served by branches and turn-outs. After receiving the Warrior Branch junction, it kept on through land late of Charles Griffin, by Long's Mill, Ashcraft's Fort, Phillip Rogers' (now Alfred Stewart's), the Diamond Spring (now William James'); thence nearly on the route of the present Morgantown road, until it came to the Misses Hadden's; thence across Hellen's fields, passing near the Rev.
The Catawba trail consistently followed its main route, bypassing minor features that were like side tracks on a modern railroad. After incorporating the Warrior Branch junction, it proceeded through land previously owned by Charles Griffin, past Long's Mill and Ashcraft's Fort (now Alfred Stewart's), Diamond Spring (now William James'), and then aligned with the present Morgantown road until reaching Misses Hadden's; after that, it crossed Helen's fields, near the Rev.