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Hikes · West Virginia

Best hikes in West Virginia.

West Virginia is Almost Heaven for hikers — the New River Gorge, the otherworldly Dolly Sods plateau, and rock fins like Seneca.

Curated trails5
Distance range1–4 mi
Biggest climb1,000 ft
Difficulty2 easy · 2 moderate · 1 hard
TerrainGorge rims, plateaus & rock fins
Best seasonSpring & fall
Don’t missEndless Wall Trail (New River Gorge)

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5 hikes worth the detour.

Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.

Blackwater Falls

Easy · 1 mi · Out & back · 200 ft

steps to the amber-colored falls

Long Point (New River Gorge)

Easy · 3.2 mi · Out & back · 300 ft

the best view of the New River Gorge Bridge

Endless Wall Trail (New River Gorge)

Moderate · 2.4 mi · Loop · 300 ft

cliff-top overlooks of the gorge

Dolly Sods (Bear Rocks)

Moderate · 4 mi · Loop · 400 ft

a windswept high-plateau heath

Seneca Rocks

Hard · 3.3 mi · Out & back · 1,000 ft

a climb to a fin of Tuscarora sandstone

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