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
- Start on Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Perimeter / School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Perimeter Trail / Langdon Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miReach Wilson Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Byrd Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 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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