West Virginia trails · Blackbird Knob Trail
Blackbird Knob Trail
A 9.4-mile loop in West Virginia, with 428 ft of climbing. Reaches Blackbird Knob. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,210 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blackbird Knob (summit)
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Getting there
Wilderness Way Trailhead. 39.03359, -79.38447 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:17 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:17 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.4-mile route takes roughly 3 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:26 a.m. — 9 h 23 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Blackbird Knob Trail + Harman Trail + Rocky Ridge Trail — 3.7 mi loop, 469 ft gain
- Breathed Mountain Trail + Red Creek Trail + Blackbird Knob Trail — 6.1 mi loop, 909 ft gain
- Blackbird Knob Trail — 9.4 mi loop, 1,464 ft gain
Nearby trails
- American Discovery Trail — 5.0 mi
- North Fork Mtn (N.F Gap-Red) — 9.0 mi
- North Fork Mountain Trail — 13.4 mi
- Shavers Mountain Trail — 17.1 mi