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 19th 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.

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85Total miles

1Campsites

2Waterfalls

Allegheny TrailHike13.1 mi Race Loop-ModerateHikeMTB12.6 mi Cheat Canyon Rim Trail / Allegheny TrailHikeMTB9.0 mi Deckers Creek TrailHikeMTB8.3 mi Ken's Run TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Swamp Trail-EasyHike2.6 mi More Crack TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi West Virginia Northern Rail-TrailHike2.4 mi WV Northern Rail-TrailMTB2.4 mi Crack TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Scott Run TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Lick Run TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Pine Spur-HardHikeMTB1.9 mi Dam Connector TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Little Canaan-HardestHikeMTB1.5 mi Gene's TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Virgin Hemlock TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Road Side Trail-ModerateHikeMTB1.2 mi Mother of CrackHikeMTB1.2 mi VooDoo Rocks-HardHikeMTB1.2 mi Interpretive TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Cathedral TrailHike1.1 mi Fern TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Cannonade Short Cut-ModerateHikeMTB1.0 mi Scott Run Pisgah Spur TrailHike0.9 mi Beaver Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Triune TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Jump TrailHike0.8 mi Jeep TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Blue TrailHike0.5 mi Devil's Teacup TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Giant Hemlock TrailHike0.4 mi Flow KillaHikeMTB0.3 mi Orange TrailHike0.3 mi White TrailHike0.3 mi Upper Flow KillaHikeMTB0.1 mi Yellow TrailHike0.1 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 September 2, 2026.