AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Appalachian Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Appalachian Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Riverside, WV. It climbs 1,180 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 1,650 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17553, -77.83445
Nearest town Riverside, WV
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Appalachian Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 608–1,651 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.17553, -77.83445

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appalachian-trail-out-back-9-km-686c

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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