Best Backpacking Trails in West Virginia

Default image for Trout Pond Hike, a 8.6-mile trail in Rockland, WV (US)

8.6 Miles
13.8 km

Hard Loop

Trout Pond Hike

Default image for Tri-County Hike, a 8.2-mile trail in Wardensville, WV (US)

8.2 Miles
13.2 km

Hard Out-and-Back

Tri-County Hike

Default image for High Meadows and Seneca Creek Hike, a 13.2-mile trail in Circleville, WV (US)

13.2 Miles
21.2 km

Moderate Loop

High Meadows and Seneca Creek Hike

Default image for High Knob & Brandywine Recreation Area Hike, a 10.1-mile trail in Brandywine, WV (US)

10.1 Miles
16.3 km

Strenuous Out-and-Back

High Knob & Brandywine Recreation Area Hike

Default image for Charles Creek Trail, a 0.8-mile trail in Cranberry Wilderness, WV (US)

0.8 Miles
1.3 km

Easy Out-and-Back

Charles Creek Trail

Default image for Middle Fork and Big Beechy Hike, a 15.7-mile trail in Marlinton, WV (US)

15.7 Miles
25.3 km

Moderate Loop

Middle Fork and Big Beechy Hike

Default image for Tumbling Rock Hike, a 15.5-mile trail in Woodrow, WV (US)

15.5 Miles
24.9 km

Moderate Out-and-Back

Tumbling Rock Hike

Default image for Thorny Mountain Lookout Tower Hike, a 3.9-mile trail in Dunmore, WV (US)

3.9 Miles
6.3 km

Moderate Loop

Thorny Mountain Lookout Tower Hike

Dunmore, West Virginia

Default image for Cow Pasture Trail to Parking, a 1.2-mile trail in Cranberry Wilderness, WV (US)

1.2 Miles
1.9 km

Easy One-Way

Cow Pasture Trail to Parking

Default image for North Prong and Big Run Hike, a 6.5-mile trail in Osceola, WV (US)

6.5 Miles
10.5 km

Moderate Loop

North Prong and Big Run Hike

Default image for Long Mountain Hike, a 8.6-mile trail in Wardensville, WV (US)

8.6 Miles
13.8 km

Strenuous Loop

Long Mountain Hike

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