Perimeter Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Perimeter Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi607 – 948 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17553, -77.83445
Nearest town Riverside, WV
Directions
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Perimeter Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 608–947 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy
Trailhead: 39.17553, -77.83445
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Perimeter Trail / Langdon Loop, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Perimeter / School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Perimeter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail / Langdon Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
More from this trailhead
- Wilson Gap 4.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft
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