Mylius Trail
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
965 ft
Gain
57 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 11 h ago · oldest 11 h
problem: Agency alerts
34 active alerts in Cheat Ranger District; most severe: Forest Road 18 Closure for Public Health and Safety
USFSPosted Oct 5 · checked 11 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 67°F / low 44°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
OpenWeather11 h ago
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Mylius Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 965 ft
- Elevation loss
- 965 ft
- Highest point
- 3,240 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,947 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Mylius Trail is a 3.48-mile out-and-back hike in West Virginia with 965 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,240 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,969 ft
- High point
- 3,240 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 28% grade around mile 0.8 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 3.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Otter Creek Wilderness · Wilderness
- Cheat Ranger District · Ranger district
- Monongahela National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Cheat Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Forest Road 18 Closure for Public Health and Safety
critical · posted Oct 2, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Shavers Mountain TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Yellow Creek TrailHiking2.3 mi
- Hedrick Camp TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Possession CampHiking2.9 mi
- Mcgowan Mountain TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Bear Heaven CampgroundCamping3.5 mi
- Bear HavenRock climbing3.6 mi
- Stuart Recreation AreaCamping7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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