About hiking in Hardy County

Hardy County, West Virginia has 52 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 123 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is Great Eastern Trail - Headwaters Section, at 15.0 miles. 7 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Hardy County are like

By length, 25 are under a mile, 20 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 14 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Bucktail Cutoff Trail, at 10.4 miles.

Of the 51 with measured elevation, Great Eastern Trail - Headwaters Section climbs the most, about 4,672 ft, and 11 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 52 hiking trails, longest first

Great Eastern Trail - Headwaters SectionHike15.0 mi Bucktail Cutoff TrailHikeMTB10.4 mi Bucktail TrailHike10.1 mi Long Mountain TrailHike8.4 mi Sandy Ridge TrailHike7.1 mi Halfmoon TrailHike6.0 mi Racer Camp Hollow TrailHike5.3 mi Capon TrailHike4.5 mi Squirrel Gap TrailHike4.0 mi Tuscarora - Pond Run TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Miller's Rock TrailHike3.5 mi Mill Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Brushy Hollow TrailHike2.9 mi Trout Pond TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Wilson Cove RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Old Mail PathHike2.2 mi Old Mailpath TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi East Ridge TrailHike2.2 mi German Wilson TrailHike2.2 mi Peer Trail (Unmaintained)Hike2.0 mi Halfmoon Lookout TrailHike1.6 mi Tuscarora - Three Ponds TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Chimney Rock TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Longhorn DriveHike1.2 mi Long Mountain Summit TrailHike1.2 mi Razor Ridge TrailHike1.1 mi Tibbet Knob TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Shingle Mill Lane TrailHike1.0 mi Trout Pond Run TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Howard’s Lick Run TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Rockcliff Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Loblolly TrailHike0.8 mi Waters LaneHike0.8 mi Lighthorse TrailHike0.7 mi Wood Thrush TrailHike0.7 mi Red Fox TrailHike0.7 mi Lee TrailHike0.6 mi Harry Lee TrailHike0.6 mi Branch Mountain TrailHike0.6 mi Staghorn TrailHike0.6 mi Arbutus TrailHike0.5 mi Virginia View TrailHike0.5 mi Mathias Walking TrailHike0.5 mi Family Fitness TrailHike0.5 mi Overmill CutoffHikeMTB0.4 mi Helipad TrailHike0.4 mi Dove Hollow Bridle TrailHike0.3 mi Laurel TrailHike0.3 mi Old Pond TrailHike0.3 mi Big Schloss TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Covey Cove TrailHike0.2 mi Lee Sulphur Spring TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Hardy County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.