West Virginia trails · Kanawha Trace
Kanawha Trace
A 32.3-mile point-to-point in West Virginia, with 442 ft of climbing. Reaches Gobbler Knob and other spring/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 10.8. It gives back about 3,986 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Gobbler Knob (summit)
- Miller Spring (spring)
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Getting there
Kanawha Trace access. About 23 min drive (16 mi) from Hurricane. 38.57069, -81.99047 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.3-mile route works out to roughly 12 h 12 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.