Quietest hikes in West Virginia
The highest acoustic-wildness scores: the routes where road noise, towns, and machinery are least audible, by distance and by the terrain in the way.
These are the 25 quietest hikes Ambleway has measured in West Virginia, from 86% quiet at the top of the board to 73% quiet at the bottom. They run from 2.0 to 12 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Fallen Tree–Campfire Road, 7 sights, gaining 2,367 ft. They lie across 2 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Friends Trail–Langdon Loop, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 86% quiet
- Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 84% quiet
- Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 81% quiet
- Wilson Gap–Friends Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 80% quiet
- Langdon Loop–Niles Cabin Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 80% quiet
- Grand Boulevard–Perimeter Trail Loop, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 80% quiet
- Raven Rocks–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 80% quiet
- Fallen Tree–Campfire Road, 7 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,367 ft · 80% quiet
- Campfire Road–Foot Trail, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,147 ft · 79% quiet
- Langdon Loop–Niles Cabin Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 79% quiet
- Friends Trail–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 79% quiet
- Niles Cabin Trail–Perimeter Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 79% quiet
- Fallen Tree–Niles Cabin Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 79% quiet
- Raven Rocks–Power Line Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 78% quiet
- Foot Trail–Friends Trail, 5 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft · 77% quiet
- Wilson Gap–Campfire Road, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 76% quiet
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blackburn Trail, 4 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,642 ft · 76% quiet
- Fallen Tree–Mission Road, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 76% quiet
- Perimeter Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 76% quiet
- Foot Trail–Moonshine Lane, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 75% quiet
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blackburn Trail, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,549 ft · 74% quiet
- T803 2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 74% quiet
- Fallen Tree–Perimeter Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 74% quiet
- Foot Trail & Moonshine Lane 3.9 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 73% quiet
- Wilson Gap 4.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 73% quiet