West Virginia trails · Deckers Creek Rail-Trail
Deckers Creek Rail-Trail
A 19.7-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 1,017 ft of climbing. Reaches Frank Corbin Spring and other lake/spring destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 6.6 and mile 13.2. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Frank Corbin Spring (spring)
- Town of Masontown Water Supply D Lake (lake)
Getting there
Deckers Creek Rail-Trail access — parking nearby. 39.62866, -79.96035 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:19 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:20 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.5-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 38 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Mon River South Rail-Trail — 1.5 mi
- Race Loop Trail — 24.3 mi