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.
Elevation profile
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
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Joseph Shepherd Spring (spring)
- Tunnel Hill (summit)
- Riggs Knob (summit)
Getting there
Warrior Trail access. 39.80831, -80.81544 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:50 a.m. and sets at 7:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:24 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 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 2:59 p.m. — 4 h 57 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into PA as Warrior Trail — view on the map
- Continues into PA as Warrior Trail — view on the map