Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 3 hr

Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Riverside, WV. The route reaches Wilson Gap. It climbs 1,319 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Niles Cabin Meadow 39.15799, -77.84359
Nearest town Riverside, WV

Directions

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Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 639–1,660 ft

Out & Back · Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Trailhead: Niles Cabin Meadow · 39.15799, -77.84359

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Niles Cabin Meadow, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miReach Wilson Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Langdon Loop, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Meadow, heading NW.
  14. 50 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

96% dirt2% gravel2% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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