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Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Friends Trail–Langdon Loop, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Friends Trail–Langdon Loop, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 1,348 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Niles Cabin Meadow 39.15799, -77.84359
Nearest town Riverside, WV
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Friends Trail–Langdon Loop, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 639–1,349 ft

Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Trailhead: Niles Cabin Meadow · 39.15799, -77.84359

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Niles Cabin Meadow, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miBear right onto Friends Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Meadow, heading NW.
  12. 250 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/friends-trail-langdon-loop-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

97% dirt2% grass1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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