West Virginia trails · Middle Mountain Trail #608
Middle Mountain Trail #608
A 18.1-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 1,530 ft of climbing. 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 6.0. It gives back about 2,216 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
MIDDLE MOUNTAIN TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 38.12787, -79.95673 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 7:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:18 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 36.2-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 56 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Kennison Mountain Trail — 18.1 mi
- North-South Trail — 18.4 mi
- Tea Creek Mountain Trail (452) — 18.5 mi
- Big Beechy — 19.6 mi