Lost Run
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.2 mi
Distance
1,631 ft
Gain
2h 38m
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 George Washington and Jefferson 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
Lost Run
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,631 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,631 ft
- Highest point
- 4,035 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,640 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Lost Run is a 6.24-mile out-and-back trail in West Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,128 feet of elevation over its round-trip distance.
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