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West Virginia trails · Ridge Road Trail

Ridge Road Trail

A 7.2-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 1,331 ft of climbing. Reaches Windy Gap and other pass/waterfall destinations.

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Length
7.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,331 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
16%
Steepest mile
+489 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Unpaved
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

1,519 – 2,849 ft1234567

The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.4.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Ridge Road Trail

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

Reaches

Getting there

Ridge Road Trail access. About 1 h 06 min drive (34 mi, 7 of them unpaved) from Buckhannon. 38.65357, -80.27723 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:02 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.4-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:08 p.m. — 4 h 36 min before sunset.

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