River Access–Campfire Road, 7 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Shannondale, WV. The route reaches River Access at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 2,520 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi367 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Campfire Road 39.19372, -77.82421
Nearest town Shannondale, WV
Directions
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River Access–Campfire Road, 7 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 2,520 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 367–1,660 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy
Trailhead: Campfire Road · 39.19372, -77.82421
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Campfire Road, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Foot Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mission Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach River Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mission Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Boulevard, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Foot Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Campfire Road, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt12% paved2% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 3:19 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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