Big Bend Loop

West Virginia

West Virginia

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2.4 mi

Distance

109 ft

Gain

1h

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

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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Loop trail

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Big Bend Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.4 mi
Elevation gain
109 ft
Elevation loss
368 ft
Highest point
1,298 ft
Lowest point
1,171 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Not allowed
Horses
Not allowed
Surface
Natural
Accessibility
Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)

Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Big Bend Loop is a 2.44-mile loop in West Virginia with 383 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a loop route and is managed by the Forest Service.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,189 ft
High point
1,298 ft
Steepest stretch
13% grade right from the start
Length
2.4 mi
Shape
Loop

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Petersburg, WV weather station, 9.4 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan44° high23° low
  2. Feb47° high25° low
  3. Mar56° high31° low
  4. Apr68° high40° low
  5. May76° high50° low
  6. Jun84° high59° low
  7. Jul88° high63° low
  8. Aug86° high62° low
  9. Sep81° high54° low
  10. Oct69° high42° low
  11. Nov57° high33° low
  12. Dec47° high27° low

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 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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