West Virginia trails · Fork Mountain Trail
Fork Mountain Trail
A 21.4-mile point-to-point in West Virginia, with 1,921 ft of climbing. Reaches Bearwallow Knob and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 7.1. It gives back about 1,832 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bearwallow Knob (summit)
- Rockcamp Knob (summit)
- Fork Mountain (summit)
- Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
Fork Mountain Trail access. About 1 h 44 min drive (72 mi) from Beckley. 38.25436, -80.51108 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:03 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.4-mile route takes roughly 8 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:22 p.m. — 2 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pocahontas Trail — 4.0 mi
- Middle Fork Trail — 9.3 mi
- Kennison Mountain Trail — 13.4 mi
- Big Beechy — 14.5 mi