New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
One of the oldest rivers on the continent running through a deep Appalachian gorge.
- 78named trails
- 119trail miles mapped
- West Virginialocation
Popular hikes in New River Gorge
- Canyon Rim Boardwalk · about 0.3 mi · Easy
- Sandstone Falls Boardwalk · about 0.5 mi · Easy
- Grandview Rim · about 3.2 mi · Easy
- Thurmond–Minden Trail · about 3.2 mi · Easy
- Castle Rock Trail · about 0.6 mi · Moderate
- Endless Wall Trail · about 2.4 mi · Moderate
- Long Point Trail · about 3.2 mi · Moderate
- Glade Creek Trail · about 5.6 mi · Moderate
- Kaymoor Miners Trail · about 2 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- October: Fall foliage fills the gorge, and on Bridge Day (the third Saturday in October) the New River Gorge Bridge opens to pedestrians and BASE jumpers.
Permits and reservations
No entry reservation. Campgrounds are first come, first served; only group sites can be reserved (up to 12 months ahead).
All 78 trails in New River Gorge
- Adena · 6.14 mi round trip · Easy
- Arbuckle Connector · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Arbuckle Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Big Branch Trail · 3.68 mi round trip · Moderate
- Big Buck Trail · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Bridge Buttress Extention Trail · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Bridge Buttress Trail · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Bridge Trail · 1.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Brooklyn Mine Trail · 5.62 mi round trip · Moderate
- Burnwood Trail · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Butchers Branch Trail · 1.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Canyon Rim Boardwalk · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Castle Rock Trail · 1.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Church Loop Trail · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
- Climbers Access · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Clovis · 1.13 mi loop · Easy
- Connector (east section) · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Connector (north section) · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Connector (west section) · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
- Conveyor Trail · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Craig Branch Trail · 4.42 mi round trip · Moderate
- Dalton · 12.78 mi round trip · Moderate
- Endless Wall Climbers' Access Trail (west section) · 1.42 mi round trip · Easy
- Endless Wall Trail · 3 mi loop · Easy
- Erskine · 2.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Fayetteville Trail · 7.64 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Glade Creek Trail · 10.92 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Grandview Rim Trail · 3.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Grandview Walkways · 0.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Gwinn Ridge Trail · 6.32 mi round trip · Moderate
- Hawks Nest Connector Trail · 6.4 mi round trip · Moderate
- Headhouse Trail · 1.44 mi round trip · Easy
- Island in the Sky Trail · 0.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Island Loop Trail · 1.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Junkyard Area Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Kate's Plateau Trail · 9.54 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Kates Falls Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Kaymoor Miners Trail · 2 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Kaymoor Trail · 17.22 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Keeneys Creek Rail Trail · 6.78 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lake View Trail · 2.9 mi round trip · Easy
- LeCroy · 3.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Little Laurel Trail · 4 mi round trip · Moderate
- Long Point Trail (north section) · 3.06 mi round trip · Easy
- Lower Rigormortis · 0.94 mi round trip · Easy
- Manns Creek Gorge Trail · 4.48 mi round trip · Moderate
- Mountain Heath Trail · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
- Narrow Gauge Trail · 4.7 mi round trip · Moderate
- Natural Arch · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
- North Slope Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
- Oather Ridge Trail · 2.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Old Pond Trail · 3.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Old Sewell Trail · 8.94 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Park Loop · 1.9 mi round trip · Easy
- Polls Plateau Trail · 9.6 mi round trip · Moderate
- Rend Trail · 6.46 mi round trip · Moderate
- Ridge Top Trail · 3.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Rigormortis · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Rocky Trail · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Route 20 Overlook Sandstone Falls · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Sandstone Falls Boardwalk · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
- Seldom Seen Trail · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Short Cut Trail · 0.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Skyline Trail · 3.96 mi round trip · Moderate
- Southside Trail · 11.72 mi round trip · Easy
- Stone Cliff Trail · 5.74 mi round trip · Moderate
- Terry Top Trail · 3.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Timber Ridge · 1.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Tipple Trail · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Town Loop Connector Trail · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Town Loop Trail · 1.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Town Park Cardiovascular Fitness Trail · 0.53 mi loop · Easy
- Triple Creek Trail · 1.78 mi round trip · Easy
- Tunnel Trail · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
- Twin Hollow Trail · 1.14 mi round trip · Easy
- Wilderness Trail · 3.4 mi round trip · Easy
- Woodland Loop Trail · 0.62 mi loop · Easy
- Workman's Hollow Trail · 1 mi round trip · Easy
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