Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood, West Virginia
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![Serene waters on the Laurel Highlands Trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7022703_smallMed_1554843924.jpg?cache=1735971101)
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
69.1 mi 111.2 km • 8,652' Up 2636.98 m Up • 8,603' Down 2622.14 m Down
![The second of 6 waterfalls in Whiteoak Canyon (the 1st being the very upper falls).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017404_smallMed_1554829347.jpg?cache=1735970993)
Whiteoak Canyon
5.0 mi 8.0 km • 3' Up 0.88 m Up • 2,335' Down 711.8 m Down
![View from the top of Seneca Rocks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7096811_smallMed_1729638804.jpg?cache=1735973206)
Seneca Rocks Trail #563
1.9 mi 3.1 km • 931' Up 283.63 m Up • 791' Down 241.17 m Down
![Couldn't walk for a couple of days afterwards but boy was it worth every step! - October 2010](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7014477_smallMed_1554824340.jpg?cache=1736575729)
Little Devils Stairs Trail
2.0 mi 3.3 km • 1,459' Up 444.81 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Night shot of Dark Hollow Falls](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7037946_smallMed_1555087128.jpg?cache=1735971545)
Dark Hollow Falls Trail
0.9 mi 1.4 km • 3' Up 0.95 m Up • 544' Down 165.69 m Down
![A 30ft waterfall that has a swimming hole under it.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7037827_smallMed_1555086864.jpg?cache=1735971541)
Seneca Creek Trail (TR515)
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 0' Up 0 m Up • 747' Down 227.67 m Down
![Rocky Ridge trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004373_smallMed_1554244788.jpg?cache=1735970670)
Rocky Ridge Trail
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 87' Up 26.57 m Up • 313' Down 95.31 m Down
![View of trail looking southwest](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7045730_smallMed_1555533160.jpg?cache=1735971779)
Wild Oak National Recreation Trail (716)
27.1 mi 43.6 km • 6,003' Up 1829.66 m Up • 5,989' Down 1825.31 m Down
![The mighty Potomac River.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7000952_smallMed_1554168201.jpg?cache=1735970571)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath
191.9 mi 308.8 km • 952' Up 290.05 m Up • 361' Down 110.05 m Down
![Bench at an outlook over the Youghiogheny River Gorge at the far point on the McCune Trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7040317_smallMed_1555093555.jpg?cache=1735971617)
McCune Trail
3.8 mi 6.2 km • 543' Up 165.46 m Up • 520' Down 158.58 m Down
![Near the start of the steep descent to Cheat Lake on the Mont Chateau Trail North.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7076576_smallMed_1611851166.jpg?cache=1736577486)
Mont Chateau Trail (North)
1.7 mi 2.8 km • 17' Up 5.1 m Up • 750' Down 228.52 m Down
![Cave on Archers Fork](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7049543_smallMed_1555541615.jpg?cache=1736576667)
Archer's Fork Loop Trail
12.4 mi 19.9 km • 1,759' Up 536.25 m Up • 1,794' Down 546.89 m Down
![Dawn a few miles in from RT 33.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7076583_smallMed_1611855915.jpg?cache=1735972732)
North Fork Mountain Trail #501
23.9 mi 38.5 km • 2,230' Up 679.68 m Up • 4,681' Down 1426.73 m Down
![Feeling the natural sway of the bridge in a summer breeze and contemplating whether the rocks below or planks above are more slick.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7061004_smallMed_1563675421.jpg?cache=1736577007)
Otter Creek Trail (TR 131)
11.6 mi 18.7 km • 213' Up 65.06 m Up • 1,415' Down 431.34 m Down
Dunkenbarger Trail
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 121' Up 36.87 m Up • 84' Down 25.53 m Down
![Panoramic view from the top of Old Rag.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008893_smallMed_1554395380.jpg?cache=1735970806)
Robertson Mtn Trail
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 1,634' Up 498.16 m Up • 445' Down 135.76 m Down
Little Stonecoal Trail
1.5 mi 2.3 km • 14' Up 4.33 m Up • 930' Down 283.61 m Down
![Sprinig colors in full swing.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7071922_smallMed_1597341919.jpg?cache=1735972597)
Tom's Run Loop
3.0 mi 4.9 km • 513' Up 156.49 m Up • 495' Down 150.83 m Down
![Rocks along trail that appear to have been moved when the tram road was built.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7072974_smallMed_1599955937.jpg?cache=1736577377)
Pumphouse Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 302' Up 91.91 m Up • 40' Down 12.11 m Down
![Ascending Signal Knob Peak in the GW National Forest, VA](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7036367_smallMed_1555022224.jpg?cache=1736576275)
Tuscarora - Bear Wallow Trail #405.2
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 522' Up 159.08 m Up • 1,293' Down 394 m Down
![A hiker on Rorhbaugh Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7034940_smallMed_1555018263.jpg?cache=1735971453)
Rorhbaugh Trail #508
3.7 mi 6.0 km • 105' Up 31.98 m Up • 659' Down 200.72 m Down
![USA flag planted on the Moon Rocks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7094833_smallMed_1707665809.jpg?cache=1735973147)
HooDoo/Moon Rocks Trail
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 470' Up 143.37 m Up • 516' Down 157.38 m Down
Culler's Trail
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 51' Up 15.49 m Up • 268' Down 81.57 m Down