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Preston County Trail Maps
37 named trails across Preston County, West Virginia, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Preston County, West Virginia
Preston County has 37 named trails on the map, covering 85.2 miles in total, an average of 2.3 miles per trail. That is the 20th largest mapped trail network among 48 counties in West Virginia. 36 of them are tagged for hiking and 26 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Allegheny Trail, at 13.1 miles. 4 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 campsite and 2 waterfalls. The nearest towns to these trails are Friendsville, Cheat Lake, and Terra Alta.
What the trails in Preston County are like
By length, 14 are under a mile, 19 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Race Loop-Moderate, at 12.6 miles.
Of the 25 with a difficulty rating, 8 easy and 17 moderate. Of the 37 with measured elevation, Deckers Creek Trail climbs the most, about 4,718 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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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 .