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West Virginia trails · Warrior Trail

Warrior Trail

A 20.8-mile point-to-point in West Virginia, with 950 ft of climbing. Reaches Joseph Shepherd Spring and other spring/summit destinations.

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Length
20.8 mi
Elevation gain
950 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
46%
Steepest mile
+583 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
10.0 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

628 – 1,574 ft135791113151719

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 5,608 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Warrior Trail

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

Reaches

Getting there

Warrior Trail access. About 22 min drive (14 mi) from New Martinsville. 39.80831, -80.81544 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:05 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.8-mile route takes roughly 8 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:42 p.m. — 3 h 04 min before sunset.

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