Hiking trails near Parkersburg, West Virginia

42 official trails lie within 25 miles of Parkersburg — 144 miles in total, 37 rated easy and 1 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 624 ft; the median trail gains 190 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
North Bend Rail-Trail	70.1	624 ft	Hard	3 mi
Nature Trail	4.2	438 ft	Moderate	23 mi
American Discovery Trail	5.9	206 ft	Moderate	3 mi
Wma Access Trail	3.5	217 ft	Moderate	15 mi
Lake Trail	2.7	288 ft	Easy	24 mi
Trip To The Moon	2.6	236 ft	Easy	13 mi
Tecumseh	2.5	218 ft	Easy	13 mi
Old Farm Trail	2.9	164 ft	Easy	25 mi
Gary'S Grind	1.8	298 ft	Easy	14 mi
Warrior Ridge Trail	2.2	241 ft	Easy	12 mi
Haystack	1.7	259 ft	Easy	13 mi
Main Trail Loop	2.1	190 ft	Easy	4 mi
Savanna Around The Moon	1.8	161 ft	Easy	14 mi
Medicine Man	1.7	216 ft	Easy	13 mi
Ten Acre Trail	1.5	210 ft	Easy	24 mi
Dark Side Of The Moon	1.4	239 ft	Easy	14 mi
Little Gnarly	1.2	275 ft	Easy	14 mi
Power Line Trail	1.4	178 ft	Easy	14 mi
Walter Taitt Trail	1.8	155 ft	Easy	13 mi
Stink Plant Trail	1.4	117 ft	Easy	24 mi
Overlook Trail	1.3	140 ft	Easy	24 mi
Boot Bridge Trail	1.7	121 ft	Easy	13 mi
Zig Zag Trail	1.5	111 ft	Easy	4 mi
Copperhead	1.2	172 ft	Easy	13 mi

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