Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area
WeatherTop Knob & Overlook–Blackburn Trail, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 4 hr 17 min
WeatherTop Knob & Overlook–Blackburn Trail, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area near Shannondale, WV. The route reaches WeatherTop Knob & Overlook at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,770 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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WeatherTop Knob & Overlook–Blackburn Trail, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 581–1,679 ft
Out & Back · Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Campfire Road · 39.19372, -77.82421
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Campfire Road, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Foot Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blackburn Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftReach WeatherTop Knob & Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blackburn Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Foot Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Campfire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Campfire Road–Foot Trail, 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,111 ft
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