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Hiking trails near Charleston, West Virginia

66 official trails lie within 25 miles of Charleston — 154 miles in total, 55 rated easy and 3 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 967 ft; the median trail gains 215 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

TrailMilesClimbDifficultyFrom town
Kanawha Trace32.3442 ftExpert25 mi
Middle Ridge Trail7.9279 ftHard8 mi
Mary Draper Ingles Trail5.8399 ftHard17 mi
Mary Draper Ingles Trail (Ksf)4.8497 ftModerate7 mi
Wall Fork Trail2.6797 ftModerate6 mi
Tech Mountain Trail1.3967 ftModerate20 mi
Hoffman Hollow Interpretive Trail2.3677 ftModerate6 mi
Wildcat Ridge Trail2.0521 ftModerate6 mi
Gun Range Trail3.2325 ftModerate21 mi
New Trail1.9536 ftEasy5 mi
Bays Fork Trail2.3420 ftEasy5 mi
Face Plant Trail3.6215 ftModerate21 mi
White Hollow Trail1.7510 ftEasy6 mi
Boy Scout Trail3.6144 ftEasy21 mi
Polly Trail1.4466 ftEasy6 mi
Overlook Rock Trail1.5505 ftEasy6 mi
Teaberry Rock Trail1.2497 ftEasy5 mi
Georges Creek East1.1505 ftEasy8 mi
Ballard Trail1.1544 ftEasy6 mi
Rattlesnake Trail1.1490 ftEasy5 mi
Rocky Ridge Trail1.3465 ftEasy7 mi
Laurel's Trail2.5139 ftEasy8 mi
Brier Hollow Trail1.3453 ftEasy9 mi
Pine Ridge Trail1.1487 ftEasy7 mi

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