West Virginia trails · Tuscarora Trail
Tuscarora Trail
A 5.7-mile out-and-back in West Virginia, with 501 ft of climbing. Reaches Eagle Rock and other pass/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 1.9 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 536 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Eagle Rock (summit)
- Dry Gap (pass)
Getting there
Tuscarora - County Line access. About 2 h 09 min drive (108 mi) from Elkins. 39.08542, -78.51066 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.4-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:04 p.m. — 6 h 32 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tuscarora Trail + Whites Knob Trail + Third Hill Mountain Trail (partial) — 7.4 mi loop, 919 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into VA as Tuscarora Trail — view on the map
- Continues into VA as Tuscarora - County Line — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Long Mountain — 9.6 mi
- Mill Mountain Trail — 9.8 mi
- Ice Mountain Trail — 17.2 mi
- Miller'S Rock Trail — 24.3 mi