Foot Trail–Friends Trail, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Foot Trail–Friends Trail, 5 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 2,206 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mission Road 39.16135, -77.84398
Nearest town Riverside, WV
Directions
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Foot Trail–Friends Trail, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 567–1,660 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy
Trailhead: Mission Road · 39.16135, -77.84398
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mission Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Foot Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Moonshine Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Power Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foot Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mission Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt2% gravel13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mission Road Trailhead
- River Access & Ridge to River Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Ridge to River Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Raven Rocks–Power Line Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Fallen Tree–Mission Road, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Friends Trail–Langdon Loop, 5 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,714 ft
- Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 707 ft
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