Lindy Point Trail
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
46 ft
Gain
10 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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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Lindy Point Trail
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 46 ft
- Elevation loss
- 239 ft
- Highest point
- 3,143 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,081 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Not allowed
- Accessibility
- Not wheelchair accessible
Source for bikes, horses, accessibility: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
About this trail
Lindy Point Trail is a 0.39-mile point-to-point trail in West Virginia with 89 feet of elevation gain and 239 feet of elevation loss.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 3,143 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 10% grade around mile 0.3 from the start
- Length
- 0.4 mi
- Shape
- Point to point
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
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, 5.8 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
- Monongahela National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
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
- Lindy RunHiking0.2 mi
- Cherry Lane TrailCross-country skiing0.8 mi
- Pase Point TrailHiking1 mi
- Pase Point ExtensionHiking1 mi
- Pendleton PointRock climbing2 mi
- Blackwater Falls State ParkRock climbing2.4 mi
- Powerline BouldersRock climbing5.2 mi
- Horseshoe Recreation AreaCamping6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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