Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Grantsville, West Virginia

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County Route 2 - Wirt County

This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Peggs Fork Road

If you are looking for a quiet, scenic drive just outside the city of Marietta, this is it. Peggs Fork Road takes you through the hollow across three small creek crossings to Milltown Hill Road.…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Spruce Run Road

This is an excellent CR trail in Nicholas County West Virginia. The whole trip takes less than an hour. The trail ends in Clay County West Virginia or you can turn around and reverse the…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Wi

Panther Mountains

This is a gravel road along The Gauley River National Rec Area. It has access to Gauley river, and multiple hiking trails including the stairway to heaven, multiple water crossings and beautiful waterfalls. This is…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Nile Road to Gauley River

This is a short but fun little trail leading from Nile Road in Persinger, West Virginia, to the Gauley River. During the downhill journey, you will see some of the finest of colors during prime…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Meadow & Gauley Rivers Access Trail

This trail was developed from old railroad tracks, making it perfect for various activities. There are plenty of primitive camping sites along the river. There are two old railroad tunnels and multiple railroad bridges you…
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Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

W9

The trail begins in the valley at W3 and ascends a steep hill featuring loose gravel and scattered rock. As the trail progresses north, it transitions to a more stable clay and dirt base while…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W6

W6 is a primary northbound route through the Witcher area, accessed via Witcher Creek Road. Running along the valley floor, this trail provides a direct path to the upper portions of the system while offering…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W19

W19 is a short loop branching off W5, offering an easy, low-commitment ride through the Witcher area. This trail is ideal for riders looking for a quick detour or a relaxed loop off the main…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi

W5

W5 is a connecting ridge trail that links W1 from the south to W2 at the northern ridgetop. This scenic route wraps around the hillside, offering a more immersive ride through the Witcher area while…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp / Su

W2

W2 is a primary north-south corridor through the Witcher area, accessible from W4 to the south and W7 along the northern boundary. This trail offers excellent flow and serves as a central route for accessing…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W2A

W2A is an alternate route branching off W2 that provides access to the upper ridge section of W5. This short connector offers a more engaging option for riders looking to break off of the main…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W1

W1 serves as the main artery into the Witcher section of the Appalachian Outlaw Trails system. Accessed from Q2 via Witcher Creek Road, this route carries riders deeper into the adjoining park area and toward…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W17

W17 is a short spur trail branching off W1 that leads to several dispersed camping or private lunch break spots. This route offers a quick escape from the main corridor into a quieter, shaded area…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W22A

W22A is a designated bypass route off W7 that allows riders to avoid the rock ledge at the top of W22. This trail provides a safer alternative for those not wishing to attempt the main…
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Total Miles
0
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W16

W16 is a connecting trail accessed from W1 that leads into W15 at the opening between its two hill climbs. This route provides access to a well-situated dispersed camping area, making it a useful link…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W4

W4 is a connecting ridge trail within the main Witcher area, branching from W1 and providing access to multiple routes as well as a dispersed camping area. This trail offers a more secluded feel while…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Q2

Q2 branches off from Q1 and serves as the primary route into the Witcher section of the Appalachian Outlaw Trails system. This trail is your gateway to deeper exploration, leading riders toward the Quincy play…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W15

W15 is a narrow connector trail linking W4 to W2, offering a more technical route between the two. Beginning at W4, this trail climbs steadily toward the ridge, providing a more engaging alternative to the…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Q2A

Q2A is an alternate line branching off the main Q2 route, offering riders a more technical option while still staying close to the primary corridor. This short segment provides a quick challenge for those looking…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Q1

Q1 serves as the primary access corridor out of the Welcome Center, guiding riders from the Quincy staging area and into the heart of the Appalachian Outlaw Trails system. This is the gateway trail that…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Q5

Q5 is an easy loop trail starting from the parking lot at the AOT Welcome Center, guiding riders into the lower Quincy sector. This route serves as a central access loop, connecting to multiple trails…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Beans Mill

Start this route in Buckhannon by taking WV-20 south to Sago Road for 5 miles. This section is paved but scenic, running alongside the emerald-hued Buckhannon River. The road transitions to dirt and gravel. At…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Nettie to Richwood

If you like dirt roads, this place is for you--it's miles upon miles of dirt/gravel roads. This route takes about 3.5 hours over almost 40 miles of some of the prettiest country Nicholas County, West…
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Total Miles
35
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

AEP Onion Creek - Allen Run 3 Creek Slab Bridges

Very Steep entry/exit on both ends. The creeks are always flowing and constantly changing the appearance of the roadway. Three sizeable concrete slab bridges span the waterways that wind in and out of the valley…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Junkyard Town - low water bridges along Onion Creek - Hackney

This route starts at Junkyard Town (a town owned by an entire family and appears to be an open-air private junkyard). The path winds through the countryside, crossing multiple steel bridges over Meigs Creek, and…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Miners Memorial (Big Muskie Bucket) across Dakota Plains - Junkyardtown

I started at the Big Musky Bucket in the Miners Memorial AEP Picnic area across the main road to a beautiful ridge line backroad with amazing expansive open views that remind me of traveling to…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

CR 25/2 - Beury Mountain Road

Enjoy a scenic drive over Beury Mountain. You will have a beautiful view of The New River along with exposed rock faces as you go up the mountain out of Thurmond. As you crest the…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Su / Sp

Snake Island to Cavendish

The trail is easy and can be made by any stock 4x4 vehicle with adequate ground clearance. What makes this trail significant and worthy of a ride is it runs along the Meadow River which…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Long Run

This trail can be run in either direction, but this description starts from the north end at the following coordinates: 38.91771, -80.08878. There's Civil War battle history regarding the bridge that crossed the Middle Fork…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi

ATV Trails Near Grantsville, West Virginia

County Route 2 - Wirt County

This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Panther Mountains

This is a gravel road along The Gauley River National Rec Area. It has access to Gauley river, and multiple hiking trails including the stairway to heaven, multiple water crossings and beautiful waterfalls. This is…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Nile Road to Gauley River

This is a short but fun little trail leading from Nile Road in Persinger, West Virginia, to the Gauley River. During the downhill journey, you will see some of the finest of colors during prime…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Meadow & Gauley Rivers Access Trail

This trail was developed from old railroad tracks, making it perfect for various activities. There are plenty of primitive camping sites along the river. There are two old railroad tunnels and multiple railroad bridges you…
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Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

W9

The trail begins in the valley at W3 and ascends a steep hill featuring loose gravel and scattered rock. As the trail progresses north, it transitions to a more stable clay and dirt base while…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W6

W6 is a primary northbound route through the Witcher area, accessed via Witcher Creek Road. Running along the valley floor, this trail provides a direct path to the upper portions of the system while offering…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Grantsville, West Virginia

County Route 2 - Wirt County

This is a scenic drive that follows part of Goose Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia. The road is mainly gravel with a few dirt sections and some water crossings but nothing too rough. This…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Nile Road to Gauley River

This is a short but fun little trail leading from Nile Road in Persinger, West Virginia, to the Gauley River. During the downhill journey, you will see some of the finest of colors during prime…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Meadow & Gauley Rivers Access Trail

This trail was developed from old railroad tracks, making it perfect for various activities. There are plenty of primitive camping sites along the river. There are two old railroad tunnels and multiple railroad bridges you…
Learn more about Meadow & Gauley Rivers Access Trail
Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

W9

The trail begins in the valley at W3 and ascends a steep hill featuring loose gravel and scattered rock. As the trail progresses north, it transitions to a more stable clay and dirt base while…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W6

W6 is a primary northbound route through the Witcher area, accessed via Witcher Creek Road. Running along the valley floor, this trail provides a direct path to the upper portions of the system while offering…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

W19

W19 is a short loop branching off W5, offering an easy, low-commitment ride through the Witcher area. This trail is ideal for riders looking for a quick detour or a relaxed loop off the main…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi