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
- Start on Mission Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Boulevard, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 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 miReach Raven Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridge to River Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mission Road, heading NW.
- 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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