Little Laurel Trail
Little Laurel Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back foot trail in New River Gorge National Park & Preserve, West Virginia. Difficulty: moderate, estimated from distance. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line runs 5.26 mi because it also covers connecting trails, so it is not the length of this hike. The figure is for the Park Service's “Trail Run or hike the Little Laurel Trail” hike, which uses this trail.
- 2 mione way
- 4 miround trip
- 5.26 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 2,428 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
From the National Park Service
Trail Run or hike the Little Laurel Trail
The 4.0 mile roundtrip trail run or hike is strenuous.
Read the official NPS description
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