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West Virginia Guide

The Mountain State

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Castle Rock and Grandview Rim Hiking Trails

You’ll find a lot of hiking opportunities throughout the New River Gorge National River, and some of those trails are located near the scenic overlooks ...

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Falls of Hills Creek Scenic Area

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NRocks Via Ferrata: Rock Climbing Adventure

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Endless Wall Hiking Trail, New River Gorge

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Green Bank – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Bridge Walk: Catwalk Under New River Gorge Bridge

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Walk Around Weston, West Virginia’s Historic Downtown

Once you’ve endured almost a hundred miles of endless curves on Interstate 79 on the way up from Charleston, you’ll ...

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Feb 25, 2018

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Charleston, West Virginia’s Capitol Building

West Virginia has one of the most beautiful state houses you’ll find in America. On the bank of the Kanawha ...

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Feb 25, 2018

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Castle Rock and Grandview Rim Hiking Trails

You’ll find a lot of hiking opportunities throughout the New River Gorge National River, and some of those trails are ...

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Feb 24, 2018

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Hiking Beckley’s Shiprock Trail

A big, unusual rock is buried deep in the woods near Beckley, West Virginia, but you don’t have to hike ...

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Feb 24, 2018

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Sandstone Falls, near Hinton West Virginia

You’ll find one of the prettiest places on the New River just downstream from Hinton, West Virginia. In this area, ...

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Feb 24, 2018

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Talcott, West Virginia: John Henry Legend

An old legend is still very much alive in the mountains of West Virginia. John Henry, the steel-drivin’ man who ...

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Feb 23, 2018

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Hinton, West Virginia: Railroad Town

Plunge deep into the hills of southern West Virginia, and you’ll find some interesting small towns. One place that’s worth ...

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Feb 18, 2018

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Going Home: What’s Changed in Beckley, West Virginia

For better or for worse, Beckley, West Virginia is my hometown. When I walk around uptown (as it’s known, since ...

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Feb 14, 2018

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Turkey Spur Sunset over New River, Grandview Park

West Virginia’s mountains are amazingly beautiful, but to appreciate them, you need a good viewpoint. And you won’t find a ...

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Feb 14, 2018

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Little Beaver State Park

Looking for a place to go fishing near Beckley? Or maybe just a scenic spot to stretch your legs and ...

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Feb 14, 2018

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Prince, West Virginia Train Station, near Beckley

You could easily consider Prince, West Virginia to be just another tiny community along railroad tracks in between some Appalachian ...

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Feb 13, 2018

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Thurmond to Prince, West Virginia on McKendree Road

Thurmond is a great near-ghost town to visit, when you’re exploring southern West Virginia’s coal-mining history. Prince is a tiny ...

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Feb 13, 2018

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Thurmond, West Virginia, New River Gorge

A hundred years ago, railroads were more important than actual roads in West Virginia’s small coal towns. There’s no better ...

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Feb 10, 2018

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Kaymoor Miners Trail, New River Gorge

It’s hard to imagine spending a lifetime in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, living in isolated coal camps and ...

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Feb 10, 2018

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Long Point Trail – Best View of New River Gorge Bridge

If you’re looking for a hike that will take you to the very best viewpoint for the New River Gorge ...

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Feb 10, 2018

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Headhouse Trail, New River Gorge National River Hiking

The New River Gorge is more than just a beautiful canyon with a stately river running through it. The gorge ...

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Feb 7, 2018

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Bridge Walk: Catwalk Under New River Gorge Bridge

It’s a manmade wonder that makes the Mountain State proud – a massive steel arch bridge that stretches across a ...

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Feb 6, 2018

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New River Gorge Bridge, and Fayette Station Road

The New River Gorge Bridge was revolutionary for southern West Virginia. Built in 1977, this engineering wonder bridged the gap in ...

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Feb 6, 2018

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Fayetteville, West Virginia: Coolest Town, Best Sandwiches

West Virginia is transforming from a coal-mining state to a tourism state. And for the proof, you need to look ...

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Sep 22, 2017

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Endless Wall Hiking Trail, New River Gorge

The stunning New River Gorge Bridge demands your attention when you visit the Gorge, so it only stands to reason ...

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Sep 22, 2017

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Oak Hill & Mount Hope, West Virginia

When you’re visiting southern West Virginia, Fayetteville gets a lot of attention as a cool town, and much-bigger Beckley is there ...

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Sep 22, 2017

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Moundsville, WV

The town of Moundsville has two attractions: the Native American burial mounds for which it is named, and the giant ...

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Sep 16, 2016

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Wheeling, WV: National Road Bridge

You’ll find great views of Wheeling from the old suspension bridge (discussed more on the next page). The city has ...

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Sep 16, 2016

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Chester and Newell, WV

Back in West Virginia, exit onto State Route 2 (which follows the Ohio River, and mirrors Oh. Rte. 7 on ...

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Sep 16, 2016

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Sandstone & Hinton, West Virginia

Jumping off Interstate 64 at the Sandstone exit, and heading south on Route 20, you quickly plunge into the isolating ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Grandview Park, New River Gorge

If there’s one natural attraction you simply must see when visiting Beckley, it’s the impressive, 1,000-foot-deep New River Gorge. The ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Exploring Downtown Beckley, WV

Like so many downtowns across America, Beckley, West Virginia’s Main Street went on life support in the early 1980’s. First ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

When I was growing up in the Beckley area, the city had a kinda catchy slogan: “The city with a ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Beckley, West Virginia: King Tut Drive-In – Best Pizza In Town?

DISCLAIMER: Before you read any further, you should know, the next few pages are going to be a bit more ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Talcott, West Virginia: Home of the John Henry Legend

I have a special connection with Talcott, West Virginia. My father was born and spent his early years growing up ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Alderson, West Virginia

Alderson is a town split in two by the Greenbrier River. It also straddles two counties: Greenbrier County on the ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Herns Mill Bridge, near Lewisburg, WV

If you stay away from Interstate 64, and instead decide to follow US 60 westward from Lewisburg, you’ll enjoy a ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Lewisburg, West Virginia

Lewisburg is probably everything you’d imagine the perfect small town to be. It’s full of history, packed with restaurants and ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Hillsboro: Pearl Buck Birthplace, and Renick, WV

If you’re a fan of Pulitzer and Nobel-prize winning author Pearl S. Buck, you’ll want to stop for a minute ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Falls of Hills Creek Scenic Area

The more effort you put into discovering Falls of Hills Creek, the better discoveries you’ll make. There are three waterfalls ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Highland Scenic Highway: WV Route 150, Cranberry Glades

The Highland Scenic Highway lives up to its name: for most of the 43 mile route, you’ll feel like you’re ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Slatyfork, West Virginia: Sharp’s Country Store

Slatyfork, West Virginia is nothing more than a wide spot in the road, along US 219. But you will want ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Cass Railroad, West Virginia

Cass, West Virginia would be just another forgotten dot on the Mountain State map, if a century ago, a railroad ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Green Bank – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

By the time you roll into Green Bank, West Virginia, you’ve probably noticed that there’s almost nothing on the radio, ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Davis, Thomas, and Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

With just a few hours of daylight remaining, I decided to make a scenic loop north of Seneca Rocks. Several ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

One of West Virginia’s most celebrated natural landmarks looks more like it belongs in Sedona, Arizona, than a state that’s ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Spruce Knob, West Virginia’s Highest Point

A trip to the Mountain State wouldn’t be complete without a visit to its highest mountain. At 4,863 feet above ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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NRocks Via Ferrata: Rock Climbing Adventure

So, you think you’d have to be insane to be a rock climber, huh? Sure it looks fun, but all ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Romney, West Virginia & Route 55

My plan for the end of Day 3 was to make a loop around the eastern panhandle, just to see ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Burlington, WV

If you’re not passing through Burlington, West Virginia in late September or early October, there’s not much of a reason ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Tunnelton & Terra Alta, West Virginia

Tunnelton, West Virginia is a lot like a hundred other small towns tucked into the Appalachian Mountains. I probably would ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Grafton, West Virginia Birthplace of Mother’s Day

You’ve probably never heard of Grafton. You’ve probably never heard of Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis. But you have observed Mother’s ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Valley Falls State Park, WV

Amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in West Virginia, you’ll find Valley Falls State Park. The drive itself makes ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Fairmont, West Virginia

Day 2 ended in Fairmont for a couple of reasons. One, I wanted to be in the right place that ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Paw Paw Tunnel, C&O Canal Towpath

With railroads freeways cutting across the mountains of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, it’s hard to imagine a time ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Martinsburg & Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Martinsburg offers a clean and tidy downtown area, that looks like a quintessential American small town. Since it’s served by ...

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Aug 7, 2016

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

While this trip started in Washington, D.C. (at Dulles Airport in Virginia, to be exact), it wasn’t difficult to leave ...

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