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West Virginia Trail Inventory West Virginia Trail Inventory Trail report summarized by managing organization, updated 9/24/2014 prepared by the West Virginia GIS Technical Center Managing Organization Trail Name County Length(mi) Mary Draper Ingles Trail Multiple 0.31 McCutcheon Trail Multiple 0.34 Widney Park Rail trail Pocahontas 0.79 Eagle Scout Trail Pocahontas 0.25 Johnson Hollow Trail Monongalia 0.84 Allegheny Energy Cheat Lake Trail Monongalia 4.48 American Discovery Trail Society American Discovery Trail Multiple 202.75 Appalachian Trail Conservancy Appalachian Trail Multiple 16.39 Army Corp of Engineers - Floodwall Trail Access - PATH Cabell 0.06 Huntington District Belmont Elementary School Belmont Elementary School Walking Trail Pleasant 0.49 Belmont Elementary School Belmont Elementary School Walking Trail Pleasant 0.06 Connector Big Bear Lake Camplands 3 Mile Loop Road Preston 2.58 Big Bear Lake Camplands Alaskan Boulavard Preston 2.52 Big Bear Lake Camplands Alaskan Village Boulavard Preston 0.44 Big Bear Lake Camplands Beaver Creek Trail Preston 0.68 Big Bear Lake Camplands Big Bear Lake Drive Preston 0.38 Big Bear Lake Camplands Cannonade Short Cut Preston 0.99 Big Bear Lake Camplands Crack Trail Preston 5.44 Big Bear Lake Camplands Dam Connector Trail Preston 1.57 Big Bear Lake Camplands Fire Mountain Road Preston 1.46 Big Bear Lake Camplands Gene's Trail Preston 2.44 Big Bear Lake Camplands Gene's Trail Access Preston 0.05 Big Bear Lake Camplands Jeep Trail Preston 0.81 Big Bear Lake Camplands Jump Trail Preston 0.97 Big Bear Lake Camplands Kids Race Course Preston 0.67 Big Bear Lake Camplands Little Canaan Preston 2.53 Big Bear Lake Camplands Little Canaan Access Preston 0.05 1 Managing Organization Trail Name County Length(mi) Big Bear Lake Camplands Mother of Crack Preston 1.67 Big Bear Lake Camplands Pine Spur Preston 1.97 Big Bear Lake Camplands Prologue Preston 0.51 Big Bear Lake Camplands Quarry Road Preston 0.79 Big Bear Lake Camplands Race Loop Preston 12.48 Big Bear Lake Camplands Road Preston 0.84 Big Bear Lake Camplands Road Side Trail Preston 1.21 Big Bear Lake Camplands Short'n Sweet Preston 0.39 Big Bear Lake Camplands Swamp Trail Preston 3.56 Big Bear Lake Camplands Voo Doo Rocks Trail Preston 1.25 Bluefield Parks and Recreation Connector Trail Mercer 0.35 Bluefield Parks and Recreation East River Mountain Trail Mercer 0.29 Bluefield Parks and Recreation Sleeping Wolf Trail Mercer 0.86 Bluefield Parks and Recreation Wolf Back Trail Mercer 0.4 Bluefield Parks and Recreation Wolf Pup Trail Mercer 0.07 Bridgeport Parks and Recreation Bridgeport City Park Trail Harrison 1.96 Bridgeport Parks and Recreation Hinkle and Deegan Lakes Trail Harrison 0.93 Bridgeport Parks and Recreation Hinkle and Deegan Lakes Trail Access Harrison 0.02 Brooke Pioneer Trail Association Brooke Pioneer Trail Multiple 6.9 Buffalo High School Buffalo High School Track Putnam 0.26 Charleston Parks & Recreation 10 Kanawha 0.03 Charleston Parks & Recreation 11 Kanawha 0.39 Charleston Parks & Recreation 11 Annex Kanawha 0.06 Charleston Parks & Recreation 11 Spur Kanawha 0.03 Charleston Parks & Recreation 12 Kanawha 0.13 Charleston Parks & Recreation 13 Kanawha 0.17 Charleston Parks & Recreation 14 Kanawha 0.16 Charleston Parks & Recreation 15 Kanawha 0.26 2 Managing Organization Trail Name County Length(mi) Charleston Parks & Recreation 2 Kanawha 0.07 Charleston Parks & Recreation 3 Kanawha 0.08 Charleston Parks & Recreation 4 Kanawha 0.13 Charleston Parks & Recreation 5 Kanawha 0.12 Charleston Parks & Recreation 6 Kanawha 0.3 Charleston Parks & Recreation 7 Kanawha 0.12 Charleston Parks & Recreation 8 Kanawha 0.82 Charleston Parks & Recreation 8 Connector Kanawha 0.03 Charleston Parks & Recreation 9 Kanawha 0.49 Charleston Parks & Recreation Garrison Trail Kanawha 0.75 Charleston Parks & Recreation Hamilton Trail Kanawha 0.41 Charleston Parks & Recreation 10 Kanawha 0.03 Charleston Parks & Recreation 11 Kanawha 0.39 Charleston Parks & Recreation 11 Annex Kanawha 0.06 Charleston Parks & Recreation 11 Spur Kanawha 0.03 Charleston Parks & Recreation 12 Kanawha 0.13 Charleston Parks & Recreation 13 Kanawha 0.17 Charleston Parks & Recreation 14 Kanawha 0.16 Charleston Parks & Recreation 15 Kanawha 0.26 Charleston Parks & Recreation 2 Kanawha 0.07 Charleston Parks & Recreation 3 Kanawha 0.08 Charleston Parks & Recreation 4 Kanawha 0.13 3 Managing Organization Trail Name County Length(mi) Charleston Parks & Recreation 5 Kanawha 0.12 Charleston Parks & Recreation 6 Kanawha 0.3 Charleston Parks & Recreation 7 Kanawha 0.12 Charleston Parks & Recreation 8 Kanawha 0.82 Charleston Parks & Recreation 8 Connector Kanawha 0.03 Charleston Parks & Recreation 9 Kanawha 0.49 Charleston Parks & Recreation Garrison Trail Kanawha 0.75 Charleston Parks & Recreation Hamilton Trail Kanawha 0.41 Charleston Parks and Recreation Chilton Trail Kanawha 0.64 Charleston Parks and Recreation Danner Meadows Park Trail Kanawha 0.32 Charleston Parks and Recreation Hamilton Trail Access Kanawha 0.06 Charleston Parks and Recreation Was Trail Kanawha 0.5 Charleston Parks and Recreation Was Trail Spur Kanawha 0.01 Charleston Public Works Upper Charleston Riverfront Trail Kanawha 2.46 Charleston Public Works Charleston Riverfront Kanawha 1.38 Charleston Public Works Connector Kanawha 0.01 Charleston Public Works Garden Trail of the 5 Senses Kanawha 0.15 Charleston Public Works Lower Charleston Riverfront Trail Kanawha 3.01 Charleston Public Works Magic Island Park Trails Kanawha 0.47 Charleston Public Works Sunrise Carriage Trail Kanawha 0.66 Charleston Public Works Upper Charleston Riverfront Trail Kanawha 2.07 City of Belmont Belmont Recreation Area Walking Trail Pleasant 0.39 City of Bridgeport Bridgeport Recreation Complex Trail Harrison 0.9 City of Buckhannon Elizabeth "Binky" Poundstone Walk Trail Upshur 1.87 City of Buckhannon Nature Trail Upshur 0.18 4 Managing Organization Trail Name County Length(mi) City of Buckhannon North Buckhannon River Walk Trail Upshur 0.88 City of Carpendale Carpendale Rail Trail Minereal 0.49 City of Charles Town Parks & Jefferson Memorial Park Trail Jefferson 0.6 Recreation Commission City of Charles Town Parks & Willingham Knolls Park Trail Jefferson 0.48 Recreation Commission City of Clarksburg Clarksburg City Park Loop Harrison 0.75 City of Clarksburg Mayor's Fitness Trail Harrison 1.57 City of Dunbar Wine Cellar Nature Trail Kanawha 1.35 City of Fairmont Across-Town Trails Link Marion 4.82 City of Huntington 4th Avenue Bike Lanes - PATH Cabell 0.57 City of Huntington Spring Hill Connector - PATH Cabell 0.08 City of Hurricane Hurricane City Park Putnam 0.21 City of Hurricane Valley Park Wave Pool Putnam 3.3 City of Lewisburg Hallowell Park Trail Greenbrier 0.35 City of Martinsburg Raleigh Street Bike Route Berkeley 1.08 City of Moorefield Moorefiled Town Park Trail Hardy 0.79 City of Oak Hill White Oak Rail Trail Fayette 5.34 City of Parkersburg Parkersburg City Park Trail Wood 0.99 City of Princeton City Park Trail Mercer 1.09 City of Richwood Pratt Park Trail Nicholas 0.35 City of Thomas Bear Bone Trail Tucker 0.4 City of Thomas Dale's Trail Tucker 0.59 City of Thomas Dottie Wilson Trail Tucker 0.34 City of Thomas Junior Davis Trail Tucker 0.73 City of Thomas Wild Turkey Trail Tucker 1.63 City of Thomas Yellow Brick Road Tucker 0.28 City of Wheeling Ohio River Trail Ohio 11.32 City of Wheeling Wheeling Creek Trail Ohio 4.03 City of Wheeling Wheeling Creek Trail (Eastbound Bike Ohio 0.81 Lanes) City of Wheeling Wheeling Creek Trail (Westbound Bike Ohio 0.69 Lanes) Coal River Group Access Trail Kanawha 0.05 Coal River Group Ludwig Trail Kanawha 0.33 Coal River Group Upper Trail Kanawha 0.29 Coal River Group Walhonde Water Trail Kanawha 86.04 Eastern Panhandle TrailBlazers Eastern Panhandle Recreation Trail Jefferson 10.43 Friends of Cheat Kingwood to Tunnleton Rail Trail Multiple 10.16 (Proposed) 5 Managing Organization Trail Name County Length(mi) Friends of Cheat Upper Cheat River Water Trail Preston 40.46 Friends of Deckers Creek Sabraton Outdoor Learning Center Trail Monongalia 0.16 George Washington Middle George Washington Middle School Track Putnam 0.26 School Glenwood Recreational Park Hiking/Biking Trail Mercer 7.61 Grant County Parks and Welton Park Trail Grant 0.79 Recreation Greater Huntington Park and Altizer Park Trail - PATH Cabell 0.14 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Guyandotte Trail - PATH Cabell 1.35 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Harris Riverfront Trail - PATH Cabell 0.82 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Harveytown Park Trail - PATH Cabell 0.46 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and McClelland Park Trail - PATH Cabell 0.2 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Memorial Park Trail - PATH Cabell 2.14 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Ritter / Boulevard Park Access Cabell 0.02 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Ritter Park Cabell 0.14 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Ritter Park Trail - PATH Cabell 0.96 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and Spring Hill Trail - PATH Cabell 1.18 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and St Cloud Commons Trail - PATH Cabell 0.86 Recreation District Greater Huntington Park and McClelland Park Side Trail Cabell 0.05 Recreation Districts Greater Huntington Park and Ritter Cabell 0.19 Recreation Districts Greater Huntington Park and Ritter / Boulevard Park Cabell 0.09 Recreation Districts Greater Huntington Park and Ritter / Boulevard Park Access Cabell 0.05 Recreation Districts Greater
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