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West Virginia trails · Tea Creek Mountain Trail (452)

Tea Creek Mountain Trail (452)

A 4.3-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 1,506 ft of climbing. Reaches Tea Creek Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length
4.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,506 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
24%
Steepest mile
+888 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

2,987 – 4,492 ft1234

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.4.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Tea Creek Mountain Trail (452)

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

Reaches

Getting there

RIGHT FORK/TEA CREEK MTN. TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 33 min drive (63 mi) from Elkins. 38.34151, -80.16358 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:01 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 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 8.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:08 p.m. — 6 h 36 min before sunset.

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