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Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Fallen Tree–Blackburn Trail, 6 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,309 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Fallen Tree–Blackburn Trail, 6 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Shannondale, WV. The route reaches Fallen Tree at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,309 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 1,680 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20867, -77.79450
Nearest town Shannondale, WV
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Fallen Tree–Blackburn Trail, 6 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,309 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 515–1,679 ft

Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Trailhead: 39.20867, -77.79450

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blackburn Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mission Road, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Skid Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miReach Fallen Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mission Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Boulevard, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading N.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  21. 2.5 miTurn right onto Blackburn Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftArrive 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/fallen-tree-blackburn-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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