Red Spruce Trail
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.8 mi
Distance
115 ft
Gain
44 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 8 h ago · oldest 8 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 8 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 61°F / low 45°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather8 h ago
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Red Spruce Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 115 ft
- Elevation loss
- 291 ft
- Highest point
- 3,225 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,114 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Bikes
- Allowed
Source for bikes: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
About this trail
Red Spruce Trail is a 1.77-mile point-to-point trail in West Virginia managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail gains 283 feet of elevation over its length.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,179 ft
- High point
- 3,225 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 15% grade around mile 0.7 from the start
- Length
- 1.8 mi
- Shape
- Point to point
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Canaan Valley #2, WV weather station, 4.6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high17° low
- Feb37° high19° low
- Mar45° high25° low
- Apr58° high35° low
- May67° high45° low
- Jun74° high52° low
- Jul77° high56° low
- Aug76° high54° low
- Sep70° high47° low
- Oct60° high37° low
- Nov47° high28° low
- Dec38° high22° low
Where it is
- Cheat Ranger District · Ranger district
- Blackwater Falls State Park · State park
- Monongahela National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
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
- Stemwinder TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Yellow Birch TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- DavisHiking0.1 mi
- Blackwater Falls State ParkRock climbing0.4 mi
- Pendleton PointRock climbing0.6 mi
- Powerline BouldersRock climbing3.3 mi
- Horseshoe Recreation AreaCamping8.1 mi
- North Branch Potomac RiverCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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