Hiking by city · 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.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha Trace | 32.3 | 442 ft | Expert | 25 mi |
| Middle Ridge Trail | 7.9 | 279 ft | Hard | 8 mi |
| Mary Draper Ingles Trail | 5.8 | 399 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Mary Draper Ingles Trail (Ksf) | 4.8 | 497 ft | Moderate | 7 mi |
| Wall Fork Trail | 2.6 | 797 ft | Moderate | 6 mi |
| Tech Mountain Trail | 1.3 | 967 ft | Moderate | 20 mi |
| Hoffman Hollow Interpretive Trail | 2.3 | 677 ft | Moderate | 6 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge Trail | 2.0 | 521 ft | Moderate | 6 mi |
| Gun Range Trail | 3.2 | 325 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| New Trail | 1.9 | 536 ft | Easy | 5 mi |
| Bays Fork Trail | 2.3 | 420 ft | Easy | 5 mi |
| Face Plant Trail | 3.6 | 215 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| White Hollow Trail | 1.7 | 510 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Boy Scout Trail | 3.6 | 144 ft | Easy | 21 mi |
| Polly Trail | 1.4 | 466 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Overlook Rock Trail | 1.5 | 505 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Teaberry Rock Trail | 1.2 | 497 ft | Easy | 5 mi |
| Georges Creek East | 1.1 | 505 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Ballard Trail | 1.1 | 544 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Trail | 1.1 | 490 ft | Easy | 5 mi |
| Rocky Ridge Trail | 1.3 | 465 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
| Laurel's Trail | 2.5 | 139 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Brier Hollow Trail | 1.3 | 453 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| Pine Ridge Trail | 1.1 | 487 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
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