West Virginia trails · Wma Access Trail
Wma Access Trail
A 30.8-mile network in West Virginia, with 1,663 ft of climbing. Reaches Pinnacle. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 6,394 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pinnacle (summit)
Getting there
Wma Access Trail junction. About 1 h 44 min drive (73 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Elkins. 39.37860, -79.09082 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:57 a.m., the sun rises at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 6:39 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.8-mile route works out to roughly 12 h 14 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Wolf Fork Rd. + J Road + Wma Access Trail — 4.1 mi loop, 721 ft gain
- Wma Access Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 123 ft gain
Nearby trails
- American Discovery Trail — 24.3 mi
- Race Loop Trail — 26.5 mi
- Blackbird Knob Trail — 26.6 mi
- North Fork Mtn (N.F Gap-Red) — 28.3 mi