Fire Trail Number 6
West Virginia
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2.0 mi
Distance
221 ft
Gain
47 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Fire Trail Number 6
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 221 ft
- Elevation loss
- 221 ft
- Highest point
- 3,635 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,469 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
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
Fire Trail Number 6 is a 2.04-mile out-and-back trail in West Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 196 feet of elevation over its distance.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,495 ft
- High point
- 3,635 ft
- Total climbing
- 221 ft
- Total descent
- 221 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 11% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
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
- Red Spruce TrailCross-country skiing1.4 mi
- Rhododendron TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Cherry Lane TrailCross-country skiing1.5 mi
- Stemwinder TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Blackwater Falls State ParkRock climbing2.1 mi
- Pendleton PointRock climbing2.1 mi
- Powerline BouldersRock climbing4.9 mi
- Horseshoe Recreation AreaCamping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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