Trails Near Charleston, WV | Trailmonger

About trails near Charleston, West Virginia

73 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Charleston, covering 70.1 miles in total. 72 of them are tagged for hiking and 21 for mountain biking.

The closest is Capital Trail, about 0.0 miles away. 73 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Middle Ridge Road, at 2.9 miles. These trails fall in Kanawha County.

What the trails near Charleston are like

By length, 50 are under a mile and 23 run 1 to 5 miles. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Alice Knight Memorial Trail, at 1.0 mile.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 4 easy, 54 moderate, and 15 hard. Of the 73 with measured elevation, Laurel's Trail climbs the most, about 1,042 ft.

All 73 trails, nearest first

Capital TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi Cougar TrailHikeKanawha County1.7 mi Skyline DriveHikeKanawha County0.4 mi Hemlock TrailHikeKanawha County0.6 mi Oak TrailHikeKanawha County0.2 mi Alice Knight Memorial TrailHikeKanawha County1.0 mi Eagle Scout TrailHikeKanawha County0.4 mi Turtle TrailHikeKanawha County0.6 mi Fern TrailHikeKanawha County0.4 mi Pine TrailHikeKanawha County0.5 mi Elk River TrailHikeKanawha County1.6 mi Fire Road TrailHikeKanawha County0.6 mi Patriot TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi Mary Draper Ingles TrailHikeMTBKanawha County2.4 mi Rattlesnake Trail ConnectorHikeKanawha County0.6 mi Crabapple TrailHikeKanawha County0.3 mi Bays Fork TrailHikeMTBKanawha County2.3 mi North Boundary RoadHikeMTBKanawha County1.4 mi Rattlesnake TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi Kevin Dials Bat TrailHikeKanawha County0.1 mi Rattlesnake Run RoadHikeMTBKanawha County0.9 mi Overlook TrailHikeKanawha County1.6 mi Oak Flats TrailHikeKanawha County0.9 mi Davis Creek TrailHikeMTBKanawha County2.0 mi Veteran's Memorial TrailHikeKanawha County0.5 mi Pole Cat TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.5 mi Lindy TrailHikeKanawha County0.5 mi Rattleback RoadHikeMTBKanawha County0.5 mi Middle Ridge RoadHikeMTBKanawha County2.9 mi Hoffman ConnectorHikeKanawha County0.1 mi Middle Fork RoadHikeMTBKanawha County1.1 mi Teaberry Rock TrailHikeMTBKanawha County1.2 mi Alligator Rock TrailHikeKanawha County0.6 mi Ballard TrailHikeMTBKanawha County1.1 mi Tuskegee TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.8 mi Warbler TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.9 mi Wall Fork TrailHikeMTBKanawha County2.6 mi Portercamp TrailHikeMTBKanawha County2.3 mi Blazing Saddles TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.4 mi C.C.C. Snipe TrailHikeKanawha County0.9 mi Mossy Rock TrailHikeKanawha County0.7 mi Barred Owl TrailHikeKanawha County0.4 mi Stables TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.3 mi Hoffman Hollow Interpretive TrailHikeMTBKanawha County2.3 mi Flatlander TrailHikeKanawha County0.4 mi Spotted Salmander TrailHikeKanawha County0.3 mi Old Boundary TrailKanawha County0.6 mi White Tail TrailHikeKanawha County0.5 mi Shrewsbury Hollow RoadHikeMTBKanawha County0.8 mi Bob Ward Pathway TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.9 mi Backhand Bend TrailHikeMTBKanawha County0.8 mi Logtown TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi White Hollow TrailHikeKanawha County1.5 mi Hemlock Falls TrailHikeKanawha County0.7 mi Polly TrailHikeKanawha County1.4 mi Johnson Hollow TrailHikeKanawha County0.9 mi Country Roads TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi Polly HollowHikeKanawha County1.0 mi Middel Ridge TrailHikeKanawha County0.2 mi Laurel's TrailHikeKanawha County2.4 mi Dunlop TrailHikeKanawha County0.5 mi Wildcat Ridge TrailHikeKanawha County1.7 mi Pine Ridge TrailHikeKanawha County1.9 mi Black Bear Mountain Bike TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi Honey Bee TrailHikeKanawha County0.1 mi Store #1 TrailHikeKanawha County0.3 mi Dunlop Hollow RoadHikeKanawha County0.9 mi Beech Glen TrailHikeKanawha County0.8 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHikeKanawha County1.4 mi Pigeon Roost TrailHikeKanawha County0.7 mi Dunlop Hollow TrailHikeKanawha County0.6 mi Brier Creek RoadHikeKanawha County1.2 mi Brier Hollow TrailHikeKanawha County1.3 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.