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Best Backpacking Trails in West Virginia

Browse 56 backpacking trails across 472 miles (760 km) in West Virginia.
Default image for Bear Rocks Trail, a 4.8-mile trail in Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV (US)
4.8 Miles
7.7 km
Moderate Out-and-Back

Bear Rocks Trail

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Rocky Ridge Trail, a 3.3-mile trail in Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV (US)
3.3 Miles
5.3 km
Moderate One-Way

Rocky Ridge Trail

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Dolly Sods Loop, a 7.0-mile trail in Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV (US)
7 Miles
11.3 km
Moderate Loop

Dolly Sods Loop

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Dolly Sods Lions Head Hike, a 19.6-mile trail in Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV (US)
19.6 Miles
31.5 km
Moderate Loop

Dolly Sods Lions Head Hike

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Glade Creek Trail, a 12.2-mile trail in Beaver, WV (US)
12.2 Miles
19.6 km
Moderate Out-and-Back

Glade Creek Trail

New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia
Default image for Halfmoon Mountain Loop, a 8.9-mile trail in Wardensville, WV (US)
8.9 Miles
14.3 km
Hard Loop

Halfmoon Mountain Loop

George Washington National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Raven Ridge Trail, a 2.9-mile trail in Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV (US)
2.9 Miles
4.7 km
Easy One-Way

Raven Ridge Trail

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for North Fork Mountain Hike, a 23.0-mile trail in Franklin, WV (US)
23 Miles
37 km
Hard One-Way

North Fork Mountain Hike

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Chimney Top Hike, a 4.9-mile trail in Cabins, WV (US)
4.9 Miles
7.9 km
Hard Out-and-Back

Chimney Top Hike

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for High Knob Tower Hike, a 2.6-mile trail in Brandywine, WV (US)
2.6 Miles
4.2 km
Easy Out-and-Back

High Knob Tower Hike

George Washington National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Canyon Rim Trail, a 0.6-mile trail in Roaring Plains Wilderness, WV (US)
0.6 Miles
1 km
Easy Out-and-Back

Canyon Rim Trail

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Default image for Eagle Rock Hike, a 7.1-mile trail in Wardensville, WV (US)
7.1 Miles
11.4 km
Moderate Out-and-Back

Eagle Rock Hike

George Washington National Forest, West Virginia
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