Elza Trail

West Virginia

West Virginia

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1.9 mi

Distance

1,031 ft

Gain

43 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

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  • 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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Elevation & route

Distance
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,031 ft
Elevation loss
1,148 ft
Highest point
3,983 ft
Lowest point
3,154 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Elza Trail is a 1.93-mile point-to-point trail in West Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The trail descends 1,148 feet over its length.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
3,983 ft
Total climbing
1,031 ft
Total descent
1,148 ft
Length
1.9 mi
Shape
Point to point

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Glady 1 N, WV weather station, 9.1 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan35° high16° low
  2. Feb38° high17° low
  3. Mar47° high24° low
  4. Apr59° high33° low
  5. May68° high43° low
  6. Jun75° high51° low
  7. Jul78° high55° low
  8. Aug77° high54° low
  9. Sep72° high47° low
  10. Oct61° high35° low
  11. Nov49° high26° low
  12. Dec39° high21° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Monongahela National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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