Best Hiking Trails in West Virginia | Trailmonger

About hiking in West Virginia

West Virginia has 1,572 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 3,470 miles, an average of 2.2 miles each. The longest is ADT - West Virginia - Seg 2 in Tucker County, at 55.9 miles. 148 run 5 miles or longer. 48 of the state's counties have at least one; Tucker County has the most, with 177 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

ADT - West Virginia - Seg 2HikeTucker County55.9 mi Great Eastern Trail - TuNuGuHikeWyoming County41.9 mi Big Stonecoal TrailHikeTucker County37.8 mi Red Creek TrailHikeTucker County37.2 mi ADT - West Virginia - Seg 1HikeMineral County31.7 mi RH-EasyHikeLogan County27.7 mi ADT - West Virginia - Seg 3HikeTaylor County26.9 mi ADT - West Virginia - Seg 4HikeRitchie County26.0 mi North Bend Rail TrailHikeMTBRitchie County26.0 mi Rubens BranchHikeMTBWayne County26.0 mi Dobbin Grade TrailHikeTucker County25.9 mi Raven Ridge TrailHikeTucker County25.3 mi North Fork TrailHikePocahontas County19.9 mi Canaan Loop RoadHikeMTBTucker County19.4 mi Kanawha TraceHikeCabell County19.0 mi Dunkenbarger TrailHikeTucker County18.9 mi Buffalo Creek TrailHikeClay County18.8 mi Cheat Mountain Ridge TrailHikePocahontas County18.6 mi Mountainside TrailHikeMTBTucker County18.1 mi Little Fork TrailHikeWebster County17.3 mi Rocky Point TrailHikeTucker County17.2 mi West Fork TrailHikeMTBPocahontas County17.1 mi Great Eastern Trail - Tuscarora TrailHikeBerkeley County17.0 mi Allegheny Highlands TrailHikeMTBTucker County16.6 mi Kaymoor TrailHikeFayette County16.5 mi Laurel Run TrailHikeRandolph County16.0 mi Moore Run TrailHikeRandolph County15.8 mi Plantation TrailHikeTucker County15.8 mi Huntersville & Parkersburg TrailHikeCalhoun County15.6 mi Middle Ridge TrailHikeKanawha County15.6 mi Wheeling Heritage TrailHikeMTBOhio County15.4 mi Great Eastern Trail - Headwaters SectionHikeHardy County15.1 mi Seneca Creek TrailHikePendleton County15.0 mi Bluestone Turnpike TrailHikeSummers County14.7 mi Mon River Trail SouthHikeMTBMonongalia County14.6 mi Allegheny TrailHikeMonroe County14.4 mi Fisher Spring Run TrailHikeTucker County14.2 mi Middle Point TrailHikeRandolph County14.0 mi Turkey Loop Road and TrailHikeMercer County13.9 mi Shawnee TrailHikeRandolph County13.8 mi Brooke Pioneer TrailHikeMTBBrooke County13.8 mi Allegheny TrailHikePreston County13.1 mi Huckleberry TrailHikePendleton County13.1 mi Southside TrailHikeFayette County12.7 mi Race Loop-ModerateHikeMTBPreston County12.6 mi Dalton TrailHikeFayette County12.6 mi Allegheny Trail - Section 3HikePocahontas County12.5 mi RH-MEDHikeLogan County12.0 mi Upper Red Creek TrailHikeTucker County11.7 mi Caperton TrailHikeMTBMonongalia County11.1 mi Glade Creek TrailHikeRaleigh County10.9 mi Lindy Run TrailHikeMTBTucker County10.8 mi DA-MedHikeMingo County10.8 mi Beaver View TrailHikeTucker County10.8 mi Lake Shore TrailHikeMTBSummers County10.7 mi Allegheny Mountain TrailHikePendleton County10.6 mi Laurel Fork TrailHikeRandolph County10.4 mi North Fork Mountain TrailHikePendleton County10.4 mi Bucktail Cutoff TrailHikeMTBHardy County10.3 mi Public Road 86HikeMTBWebster County10.2 mi Little Laurel TrailHikeMTBRaleigh County10.2 mi Pointy Knob TrailHikeTucker County10.2 mi Bucktail TrailHikeHardy County10.1 mi Harrison County Southern Rail TrailHikeMTBHarrison County10.1 mi Rohrbaugh TrailHikeTucker County10.1 mi Breathed Mountain TrailHikeTucker County10.0 mi West Fork River TrailHikeMTBMarion County9.9 mi Mountain Top RoadHikeMTBMorgan County9.9 mi Bear Rocks TrailHikeTucker County9.4 mi Lost TrailHikeWayne County9.2 mi Bear Wallow Road and TrailHikeMercer County9.1 mi Cheat Canyon Rim Trail / Allegheny TrailHikeMTBPreston County9.0 mi Rend TrailHikeFayette County9.0 mi Old Sewell TrailHikeFayette County8.9 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHikeTucker County8.8 mi Cheat Lake TrailHikeMTBMonongalia County8.8 mi Ridge Road TrailHikeMTBWebster County8.7 mi DA- MedHikeMingo County8.4 mi Coal & Coke Railway TrailHikeRandolph County8.4 mi Long Mountain TrailHikeHardy County8.4 mi Deckers Creek TrailHikeMTBPreston County8.3 mi Central West Virginia & Southern Railroad TrailHikeTucker County8.2 mi Allegheny Trail - Marlin MountainHikeRandolph County8.1 mi Coal & Coke RailwayHikeRandolph County8.0 mi Thorny Creek TrailHikePocahontas County8.0 mi Skyline TrailHikeFayette County7.9 mi Great Eastern TrailHikeWyoming County7.8 mi Old Boundary RoadHikeKanawha County7.7 mi Gun Range TrailHikePutnam County7.7 mi Clover TrailHikeTucker County7.7 mi Fayetteville TrailHikeFayette County7.4 mi North-South TrailHikePocahontas County7.4 mi Saw Mill TrailHikePendleton County7.4 mi McGowan Mountain TrailHikeRandolph County7.3 mi Roaring Creek & Charleston RailroadHikeRandolph County7.3 mi Big Branch TrailHikeRaleigh County7.3 mi Sugar Run TrailHikePendleton County7.2 mi Deer TrailHikeMTBCabell County7.2 mi Sandy Ridge TrailHikeHardy County7.1 mi North Fork Mountain TrailHikeMTBGrant County7.1 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Monongalia County

Pocahontas County

McDowell County

Jefferson County

Randolph County

Pendleton County

Harrison County

Berkeley County

Greenbrier County

Nicholas County

Hampshire County

Doddridge County

Pleasants County

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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 August 28, 2026.