5.2 miles
Distance
501 ft
Climb
-471 ft
Descent
00:47:18
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Gauley Mountain Trail

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    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Tea Creek Area
    Marlinton, West Virginia
  • Ref Number
    #438
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #21900 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Monongahela National Forest

Gauley Mountain Trail is used mostly as a connector trail for Right Fork Connector, Red Run, Bear Pen and Tea Creek Connector Trails. 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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gauley Mountain Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    30 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,226 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,505 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,241 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,270 ft
  • Grade
    0.107%
  • Grade max
    -21.246%
  • Grade min
    30.988%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,285 ft
  • Avg time
    00:47:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:50:06
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