West Virginia trails · Big Beechy

Big Beechy

A 6.8-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 1,881 ft of climbing. Reaches Sugar Creek Mountain. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

6.8 mi

Elevation gain

1,881 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

25%

Steepest mile

+742 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.3 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

yes

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.3.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Sugar Creek Mountain (summit)

Getting there

BIG BEECHY TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 44 min drive (70 mi) from Elkins. 38.29562, -80.24870 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:02 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.6-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:24 p.m. — 4 h 21 min before sunset.