Rail-Trail
State: WV Length: 6 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel
As it weaves past long-abandoned mining towns such as Red Ash and Rush Run, the Brooklyn to Southside Junction Trail tells the unique story of "King Coal" and Appalachia. Once an important transportation corridor used to haul coal from the remote ...
State: WV Length: 3.20 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
An easy stroll or bike ride along an abandoned branchline of the C & O Railway. This predominantly level trail crosses five railroad trestles. Several overlooks provide scenic views of Thurmond and the New River.
State: WV Length: 1 miles Surface: Gravel
This trail provides access to Coonskin Park and runs near the adjacent airport. Sections of the trail are very steep. While the majority of the trail is not a rail-trail, there is a short section that runs parallel to an out-of-service rail ...
State: WV Length: 6 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
Situated in the heart of West Virginia's pristine New River Gorge National River, the Glade Creek Trail (out-and-back only) has something for everyone. Once a narrow gauge railroad corridor used to haul coal from remote mines within New River ...
State: WV Length: 1.80 miles Surface: Gravel
The Hawks Nest Rail-Trail is within Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted. The trail is nearly 2 miles long and runs on the south side of Mill Creek, beginning near the nature center. The gravel surface is suitable for biking and walking, and it ...
State: VA Length: 6.20 miles Surface: Asphalt
In the early 1900s, a train line nicknamed "the Huckleberry" was built to transport coal and provide mail and passenger service to Blacksburg. The line was also used by the Corps cadets at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (more commonly known ...
State: WV Length: 6 miles Surface:
From Friends of the Kanawha Trestle Trail website: The Kanawha Trestle Trail is being developed as a multi-use non-motorized trail system to connect the Mound in South Charleston to the State Capitol. Future plans will connect the Elk River ...
State: WV Length: 1.80 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
This steep and dramatic trail starts at a trailhead on the rim of the gorge and descends about 400 vertical feet to the abandoned mine site of Kaymoor. Thousands of miners have done a similar descent over the years. Part way down the trail, ...
State: WV Length: 3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Lewis McManus Memorial Honor Trail, also known as the Beckley Rail Trail, travels from Mabscott, through the heart of Beckley, north to the Beckley Crossing Shopping Mall. It follows the route of the former Piney River & Paint Creek Railroad, ...
State: WV Length: 0.60 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Lewisburg and Ronceverte Trail (commonly known as the L&R Trail) will one day connect these two historic towns set amid the Allegheny Mountains of southern West Virginia. The beautiful natural backdrop was one of the reasons Lewisburg was ...
State: WV Length: 16.70 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Meadow River Trail is a planned 16.7-mile pathway that traces its scenic namesake river in Southern West Virginia's Fayette and Greenbrier counties. It will run from Rainelle to Nallen and may one day connect to the Gauley River National ...
State: VA Length: 57 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Southern Virginia's New River Trail is one of America's premier rail-trails and has been designated as an official National Recreation Trail by the US Department of the Interior. It is also a state park. The highlight and namesake of this magnificent ...
State: WV Length: 4.50 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Potts Valley Rail Trail is built upon an abandoned corridor of the Norfolk and Western Branch rail line. Called the Potts Valley Branch, it operated between 1909 and 1932 and was built to haul iron ore, then timber, out of the lush mountain ...
State: NC Length: 10 miles Surface: Asphalt
Located in western North Carolina, the Railroad Grade Road is a paved local access road that is built on a section of the former Virginia-Carolina Railroad (a.k.a. Virginia Creeper). Note, this is a scenic local road along the south fork of ...
State: VA Length: 8.50 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Virginia's Salt Trail runs for more than 8 miles between the small community of Saltville and the larger borough of Glad Spring. The trail is popular with equestrians and can get muddy and eroded in places during different times of year. Much ...
With breathtaking scenery, numerous bridges and several impressive overlooks, it is no wonder that the wide, well-maintained Thurmond-Minden Trail is one of the most popular trails in New River Gorge National River. The trail traces the Arbuckle ...
State: VA Length: 34 miles Surface: Gravel
NOTE: As of April 23, 2013, the three-mile section from Whitetop Station to Green Cove Station on the eastern end of the Virginia Creeper Trail is temporarily closed for repairs. The work is expected to take a few weeks. In the meantime, visitors ...
State: WV Length: 7 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The White Oak Rail Trail has a total corridor length of 7.98 miles and consists of 3 main parts: (1) The western section of the trail begins at Route 61 approximately 1.01 miles outside of the city of Oak Hill at the entrance to Collinwood Acres ...