Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. The route reaches Wilson Gap. It climbs 1,462 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail 39.16576, -77.84097
Nearest town Riverside, WV

Directions

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Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 527–1,660 ft

Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail · 39.16576, -77.84097

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Perimeter / School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading E.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail / Langdon Loop, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miReach Wilson Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miBear right onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Byrd Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftSharp left onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 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

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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