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West Virginia · Hiking · Dolly Sods Wilderness · Near Harman
Beaver View Trail
Photo: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.4 mi
- round trip
- 527 ft
- climb
- 4,134 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Is Beaver View Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Monongahela National Forest. It doesn't name Beaver View Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
NFS Road 76 Road Closure for Public Health and Safety
Agency closure covering Monongahela National Forest · USFS · Monongahela National Forest
National Forest System Road 86 Closure for Public Health and Safety
Agency alert covering Monongahela National Forest · USFS · Monongahela National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Monongahela National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Beaver View Trail is an easy out-and-back hike of about 2.4 miles in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, part of the Potomac Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. It lies within designated wilderness, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The trail starts at about 4,113 feet and reaches a high point of 4,134 feet, with a total elevation gain and loss of roughly 527 feet over the round trip. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles, with a 10% grade. The trail has a natural surface and is not accessible. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. A nearby weather station records typical July averages of about 75°F for highs and 57°F for lows, while January averages a high of 32°F and a low of 16°F. The station sits several hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the hike run a bit cooler. The trip takes about an hour, and the trail stays open year-round. Bear Rocks Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Dolly Sods Region climbing area is 0.7 miles off. Raven Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail are both about 1.1 miles from the trail.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 3 mi
If it rainsBrian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSites Homestead
Museum
Museum · 16 mi from Harman
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in Harman- Bear Rocks TrailHikingPhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
- Dolly Sods RegionRock climbing0.7 mi
Raven Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Rocky Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi
- Red Creek CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
- Camp 70 BouldersRock climbing6.9 mi
- Powerline BouldersRock climbing6.9 mi
- North Fork South Branch Potomac RiverRiver fishing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Raven Ridge TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dobbin Slashings TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dobbin Grade TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bear Rocks LoopHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Kenneth P. James, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Stonecoal TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
Dobbin Slashings TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sand Run TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Blackbird Knob TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Cabin Mountain TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Beaver View Trail
Best months: September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 16°
22 wet
Feb
35° / 17°
19 wet
Mar
43° / 24°
18 wet
Apr
56° / 34°
16 wet
May
64° / 45°
17 wet
Jun
72° / 53°
15 wet
Jul
75° / 57°
15 wet
Aug
74° / 55°
14 wet
Sep
68° / 49°
11 wet
Oct
57° / 38°
14 wet
Nov
46° / 29°
15 wet
Dec
36° / 21°
20 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Davis 3se, WV, 5.2 mi away at 3,715 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
