West Fork Rail Trail
West Virginia
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30.0 mi
Distance
1,466 ft
Gain
10h 32m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 12 h ago · oldest 12 h
problem: Agency alerts
34 active alerts in Monongahela National Forest; most severe: NFS Road 76 Road Closure for Public Health and Safety
USFSPosted Sep 8 · checked 12 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 66°F / low 46°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
OpenWeather12 h ago
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West Fork Rail Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 30.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,466 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,466 ft
- Highest point
- 3,159 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,906 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Gravel
- 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
West Fork Rail Trail is a 30.00-mile out-and-back trail in West Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,090 feet of elevation and loses 1,180 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,022 ft
- High point
- 3,159 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 7% grade around mile 8.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 30 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 Glady 1 N, WV weather station, 2.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high16° low
- Feb38° high17° low
- Mar47° high24° low
- Apr59° high33° low
- May68° high43° low
- Jun75° high51° low
- Jul78° high55° low
- Aug77° high54° low
- Sep72° high47° low
- Oct61° high35° low
- Nov49° high26° low
- Dec39° high21° low
Where it is
- Greenbrier Ranger District · Ranger district
- Monongahela National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Greenbrier Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Cunningham Knob Addition Area Closure Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- BeulahHiking1.8 mi
- ForksHiking2.6 mi
- Allegheny TrailHiking2.9 mi
- High FallsHiking2.9 mi
- Laurel Fork CampgroundCamping3.4 mi
- Middle Mountain CabinsCamping6.5 mi
- Files CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
- Gatewood GroupCamping9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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