Losh Trail

West Virginia

West Virginia

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3.9 mi

Distance

1,955 ft

Gain

1h 35m

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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Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,955 ft
Elevation loss
1,955 ft
Highest point
2,394 ft
Lowest point
1,684 ft
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Permits & access

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

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

About this trail

Losh Trail is a 3.93-mile out-and-back hike in West Virginia with 547 feet of elevation gain and 1,218 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows a straightforward out-and-back route type.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
2,394 ft
Total climbing
1,955 ft
Total descent
1,955 ft
Steepest stretch
21% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Parsons 3 Se, WV weather station, 8.2 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan39° high22° low8 days with snow
  2. Feb43° high24° low7 days with snow
  3. Mar52° high31° low4 days with snow
  4. Apr64° high39° low1 days with snow
  5. May73° high50° low
  6. Jun80° high58° low
  7. Jul83° high63° low
  8. Aug82° high62° low
  9. Sep76° high55° low
  10. Oct65° high43° low
  11. Nov53° high33° low2 days with snow
  12. Dec43° high27° low6 days with snow

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 Cheat Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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