West Virginia trails · Rh-Med
Rh-Med
A 10.2-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 1,217 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,333 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
RH-MED access. About 1 h 41 min drive (72 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Beckley. 37.67065, -81.95673 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:19 p.m. — 2 h 32 min before sunset.