Cliff

Virginia

Virginia

Free — you'll pick up right here.

5.8 mi

Distance

1,511 ft

Gain

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.

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Why you'll love it

Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,511 ft
Highest point
3,370 ft
Lowest point
1,855 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Horses
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Cliff is a 5.84-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,511 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 3,370 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
3,370 ft
Length (round trip)
5.8 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 Franklin 2 Ne, WV weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan43° high22° low
  2. Feb47° high23° low
  3. Mar55° high30° low
  4. Apr67° high38° low
  5. May74° high48° low
  6. Jun81° high55° low
  7. Jul84° high59° low
  8. Aug83° high58° low
  9. Sep77° high51° low
  10. Oct68° high41° low
  11. Nov56° high32° low
  12. Dec46° high25° low

The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

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 George Washington and Jefferson 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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