West Virginia trails · Shavers Mountain Trail

Shavers Mountain Trail

A 8.8-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 827 ft of climbing. Reaches Low Gap. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

8.8 mi

Elevation gain

827 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

41%

Steepest mile

+586 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.7 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

yes

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 70% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.7. It gives back about 1,753 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Low Gap (pass)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Shavers Mountain Trail access — parking nearby. 38.91815, -79.66585 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:18 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:18 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:07 p.m. — 5 h 43 min before sunset.