Bee Trail

West Virginia

West Virginia

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2.9 mi

Distance

728 ft

Gain

1h 24m

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
2.9 mi
Elevation gain
728 ft
Elevation loss
728 ft
Highest point
3,808 ft
Lowest point
3,106 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

Bee Trail is a 2.94-mile out-and-back hike in West Virginia with 846 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward path through forest terrain, returning via the same route it took outbound.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
3,144 ft
High point
3,808 ft
Total climbing
728 ft
Total descent
728 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.9 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 Glady 1 N, WV weather station, 8 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan35° high16° low
  2. Feb38° high17° low
  3. Mar47° high24° low
  4. Apr59° high33° low
  5. May68° high43° low
  6. Jun75° high51° low
  7. Jul78° high55° low
  8. Aug77° high54° low
  9. Sep72° high47° low
  10. Oct61° high35° low
  11. Nov49° high26° low
  12. Dec39° high21° 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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