Pipeline Trail
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.0 mi
Distance
182 ft
Gain
20 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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Pipeline Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 182 ft
- Elevation loss
- 182 ft
- Highest point
- 3,721 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,584 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Pipeline Trail is a 1.94-mile out-and-back hike in West Virginia with 182 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,721 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,709 ft
- High point
- 3,721 ft
- Total climbing
- 182 ft
- Total descent
- 182 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 7% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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 Davis 3se, WV weather station, 2 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan32° high16° low
- Feb35° high17° low
- Mar43° high24° low
- Apr56° high34° low
- May64° high45° low
- Jun72° high53° low
- Jul75° high57° low
- Aug74° high55° low
- Sep68° high49° low
- Oct57° high38° low
- Nov46° high29° low
- Dec36° high21° low
Where it is
- Cheat Ranger District · Ranger district
- Monongahela National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
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
- Draggin' Rock TrailHiking1 mi
- Green TrailMountain biking1 mi
- Fire Trail 3Hiking1.1 mi
- Fire Trail #2Hiking1.4 mi
- Blackwater Falls State ParkRock climbing2.2 mi
- Pendleton PointRock climbing2.6 mi
- Powerline BouldersRock climbing3.9 mi
- Red Creek CampgroundCamping8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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