About hiking in Preston County

Preston County, West Virginia has 36 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 82.7 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is Allegheny Trail, at 13.1 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Preston County are like

By length, 14 are under a mile, 18 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 36 with measured elevation, Deckers Creek Trail climbs the most, about 5,270 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 36 hiking trails, longest first

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 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 TrailHike1.0 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

← All Preston 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.