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Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 707 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 1,270 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mission Road 39.16135, -77.84398
Nearest town Riverside, WV
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Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 5 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 567–1,268 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

  1. Start on Mission Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mission Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miArrive 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-5-sights-7-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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