Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Raven Rocks–Power Line Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Raven Rocks–Power Line Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. The route reaches Raven Rocks at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 818 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mission Road 39.16135, -77.84398
Nearest town Riverside, WV

Directions

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Raven Rocks–Power Line Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 567–1,372 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. 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Boulevard, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach Raven Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridge to River Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Mission Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 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

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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