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Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 1,022 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Niles Cabin Meadow 39.15799, -77.84359
Nearest town Riverside, WV
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Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 639–1,595 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand Boulevard, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Meadow, heading W.
  12. 300 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-niles-cabin-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel2% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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