Ridge to River Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi367 – 659 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mission Road 39.16135, -77.84398
Nearest town Riverside, WV
Directions
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Ridge to River Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 367–661 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.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Ridge to River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mission Road, heading N.
- 0.5 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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- Fallen Tree–Mission Road, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Friends Trail–Langdon Loop, 5 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,714 ft
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