Trail Map: The Hike: This short, easy hike has an excellent rewards to effort ratio. The overlook is 3,000 feet above the Blackwater Canyon with expansive views. In early July, flowering mountain laurel and rhododendron line the trail. This is a popular spot for sunrise and sunset. Hike Photos: Beer Pairing: Blackwater Lodge is just […]
ala Trail and Falls Trail Map: The Hike: This park is best known for Blackwater Falls. Elakala Falls, conveniently located near the park lodge, offers an opportunity to visit the falls from above and below. The waterfall is the highlight of this hike—most people just hike to the falls. A footbridge leads over the falls
Trail Map: The Backstory: Chimney Top is a popular hiking destination in West Virginia with amazing views and awesome rock formations. We hiked to Chimney Top from the northern terminus of the North Fork Mountain trail in 2023 and it was one of our top hikes that year. We heard great things about an alternate
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Trail Map: The Hike: Dolly Sods is one of our favorite parts of WV and this hike has everything the Sods is famous for: views, scenery, unique ecosystem—and mud. Despite lots of rain in recent weeks, the trails in this loop weren’t as muddy as we were expecting. We also weren’t expecting such an incredible
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Trail Map: The Hike: This short hike has some incredible views. The drive to the trailhead is more of a challenge than the hike itself. For most standard vehicles, the best route to the trailhead is from route 32 three miles south of Davis WV. The Canaan Loop Road starts out as a paved road
Trail Map: The Hike: Kathy has been experiencing some knee challenges and her doctor and PT recommended she scale back her hiking activities. We get lots of requests for shorter hikes and the Bear Rocks Preserve in WV has been on our list for a while. Our friends at the Nature Conservancy do an amazing
Trail Map: The Hike: Our friends Jim and Betsy are big fans of Lost River State Park. Located near Mathias WV, this park is a bit off the beaten path but is well worth a visit. Cranny Crow is the most popular hiking destination in the park. The trails are well marked and well maintained.
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Trail Map: The Hike: The North Fork Mountain Trail (NFMT), Trail 501, is over 24 miles of great views as it passes along a ridge from US 33 at Harmon Rocks to Chimney Top. NFMT has been called the trail of relentless views, and it’s true. A short bushwhack to the west leads to impressive
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Trail Map: The Hike: This is our third visit to Dolly Sods Wilderness. The unique ecosystem of Dolly Sods consists of rocky plains, upland bogs, heaths, and sweeping vistas. This area seems more like Canada than West Virginia. Dolly Sods is famous for great views, mud, and rocks. The trails are unmarked and downloading a trail
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Trail Map: The Hike: Dolly Sods is well known for its unique ecosystem and for muddy trails. On our early May hike, we were lucky as the famous mud didn’t materialize due to a few weeks of dry weather. This hike combines three trails: trail 522 Bear Rocks, trail 521 Raven Ridge, and trail 524
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