5.1 miles
Distance
330 ft
Climb
-323 ft
Descent
00:57:00
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Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Gauley Mountain Trail

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    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tea Creek Area
    Marlinton, West Virginia
  • Ref Number
    #438
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #21900 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Monongahela National Forest

Gauley Mountain Trail is a gradual, beginner friendly trail that is used mostly as a connector trail for Right Fork Connector Trail, Red Run, Bear Pen Ridge Trail, and Gauley-Tea Creek Connector trails. It gets its intermediate rating for its varying terrain, intermittent rock and root gardens, and remote access. It is 5 miles from Rt.150 to Mine Rd. making it 10 miles out and back. It is also used to design loops including those other trails, most notably Red Run Trail. This trail was once an old railroad grade, however is mostly singletrack now.

Access Info

Mine Road, Highland Scenic Highway

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gauley Mountain Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    10 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,227 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,497 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,247 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,255 ft
  • Grade max
    -11.1%
  • Grade min
    14.6%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,459 ft
  • Avg time
    00:57:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:49:15
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      Gauley Mountain... Trail Reports

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      Sep 28, 2024 @ 12:00pm
      Sep 28, 2024
      Cleared hurricane debris to the top of GMT
      Aug 8, 2024 @ 9:38am
      Aug 8, 2024
      		 Pretty easy trail mostly used for connecting to other trails…
      Jul 31, 2024 @ 3:02pm
      Jul 31, 2024
      		 Trail looks great! Ready for SlatyFork Enduro transfers!
      Jun 20, 2024 @ 2:39pm
      Jun 20, 2024
      		 Tree down
      Jun 20, 2024 @ 2:39pm
      Jun 20, 2024
      		 Tree down
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