Raven Rocks–Bear's Den Overlook, 5 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. The route passes Raven Rocks before reaching Bear's Den Overlook at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,650 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Perimeter Trail 39.16576, -77.84097
Nearest town Riverside, WV
Directions
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Raven Rocks–Bear's Den Overlook, 5 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,650 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 538–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy
Trailhead: Perimeter Trail · 39.16576, -77.84097
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mission Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Boulevard, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Raven Rocks.
- 3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Bear's Den Overlook.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Raven Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.3 miSharp left onto Ridge to River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mission Road, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 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
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~178 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fallen Tree–Perimeter Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blackburn Trail, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,549 ft
- Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft
- Grand Boulevard–Perimeter Trail Loop, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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