Middle Ridge Trail
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
500 ft
Gain
26 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Monongahela National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Middle Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 500 ft
- Elevation loss
- 500 ft
- Highest point
- 3,512 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,294 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this trail
Middle Ridge Trail is a 1.88-mile out-and-back hike in West Virginia with 500 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,512 feet.
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