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
- Start on Niles Cabin Meadow, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Wilson Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Langdon Loop, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Niles Cabin Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Niles Cabin Meadow, heading NW.
- 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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- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blackburn Trail, 4 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,642 ft
- Fallen Tree–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Raven Rocks–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
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