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West Virginia trails · Ice Mountain Trail

Ice Mountain Trail

A 2.2-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 480 ft of climbing. Reaches Craig Spring and other spring/summit destinations.

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Length
2.2 mi
Elevation gain
480 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
12%
Steepest mile
+338 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

790 – 1,270 ft12

The climbing leans toward the final third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 1.5 and mile 2.2. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Ice Mountain Trail

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

Reaches

Getting there

Ice Mountain Trail access. 39.33863, -78.50830 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:41 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.5-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:49 a.m. — 10 h 57 min before sunset.

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