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Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Niles Cabin Trail–Perimeter Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Niles Cabin Trail–Perimeter Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 553 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mission Road 39.16135, -77.84398
Nearest town Riverside, WV
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Niles Cabin Trail–Perimeter Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 527–805 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. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.8 miSharp right onto School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Byrd Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto FLOC Way, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Langdon Loop, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Mission Road, heading NW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/niles-cabin-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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