The trip from New Straitsville to the U. S. Rt. 33 Corridor, or vice versa, is a dandy.   The curvy road and deep woods gives the traveler a true sense of being in the forest. The historic Payne Cemetery is located at the Hocking-Perry County line about 1 mile south of New Straitsville.  Here, African American slaves freed by their owners prior to the Civil War are buried near their long vanished community named Payne’s Crossing.  Gravestones of members of the United States Colored Troops  of the Civil War are marked with flags.
   Several miles down the road on the left is the Greendale Wetland.  A bit more difficult to view, a small parking area and bird watching bulletin board provide the entrance to an undeveloped trail along the old rail bed that helped form this wetland by trapping fresh water between the rail bed and the highway.    Beyond the wetland are remnant buildings from brick making company town of Greendale (1900-1938).  Several brick company houses and the former school still remain.   If approaching this route in reverse from U. S. Rt. 33, its the best way we know to enter the Wayne Forest, departing four lane highways, fast food and a “hill country luxury” known as “cell phone service.”