Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Foot Trail–Moonshine Lane, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Foot Trail–Moonshine Lane, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 1,471 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 1,119 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail 39.16576, -77.84097
Nearest town Riverside, WV

Directions

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Foot Trail–Moonshine Lane, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 527–1,120 ft

Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail · 39.16576, -77.84097

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Perimeter / School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading E.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail / Langdon Loop, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto Foot Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Moonshine Lane, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miReach Perimeter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foot Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Perimeter Trail / Langdon Loop, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Perimeter / School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading W.
  21. 400 ftContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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