Middle Point
West Virginia
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7.1 mi
Distance
1,963 ft
Gain
3h 16m
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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Middle Point
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,963 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,963 ft
- Highest point
- 3,945 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,910 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
Middle Point is a 7.07-mile out-and-back trail in West Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 1,827 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,058 ft
- High point
- 3,945 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,963 ft
- Total descent
- 1,963 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 29% grade around mile 2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 7.1 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 Elkins 21 Ene, WV weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high18° low
- Feb36° high20° low
- Mar44° high27° low
- Apr57° high35° low
- May64° high46° low
- Jun71° high53° low
- Jul74° high56° low
- Aug73° high55° low
- Sep68° high49° low
- Oct59° high39° low
- Nov47° high30° low
- Dec38° high23° low
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 10, 2026:
Forest Road 18 Closure for Public Health and Safety
critical · posted Oct 2, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Yellow Creek TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Hedrick Camp TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Bear Heaven CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Bear HavenRock climbing2.2 mi
- Moore Run TrailHiking3.2 mi
- Mcgowan Mountain TrailHiking3.2 mi
- Shavers Mountain TrailHiking3.3 mi
- Stuart Recreation AreaCamping4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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