West Virginia trails · Back Mt Road To Hosterman Trail
Back Mt Road To Hosterman Trail
A 10.0-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 577 ft of climbing. Reaches Trout Run Springs. Managed by Private.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 3.3. It gives back about 900 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Trout Run Springs (spring)
Getting there
HOSTERMAN TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 18 min drive (44 mi) from Elkins. 38.46935, -79.86865 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.0-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:25 p.m. — 3 h 18 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Allegheny Tr.: Marlin Mtn. — 6.9 mi
- Tea Creek Mountain Trail (452) — 18.2 mi
- Allegheny Mountain Trail — 23.4 mi
- Big Beechy — 23.8 mi