Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near War, West Virginia

Trail W16 is a 4.2-mile primary access route starting at the town of War, with a half-mile segment of pavement through a neighborhood before the official start of the trail. It begins wide through open hillsides and transitions into forested terrain, running shelf-like along a ravine at the base of ...
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Trail W17 is a wide, smooth route that winds between leafy trees with minimal embedded rock, offering an easy and scenic ride. The trail passes alongside striking rock walls and cliffs, adding visual interest. Visibility is excellent throughout, and the width allows for comfortable two-way travel al...
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Trail W22 is a 3.7-mile, wide and smooth route that runs alongside a ravine and stream, with scenic mossy rock walls adding visual interest. The trail features long, straight sections with excellent visibility and some gentle corners, making it an easy, fast-moving connector through the Warrior trai...
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Trail W21 is a long, scenic, and easy 5.2-mile route through lush forest in the Warrior Trail System. From the south, it begins as a wide shelf trail with flat embedded slickrock surfaces that do not increase difficulty. The trail winds alongside mossy rock walls and through gradual corners, includi...
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Trail W30 is a wide, easy route that descends toward the town of Gary, featuring broad, sweeping corners and a road-like surface ideal for all skill levels. Serving as a primary access route, it connects riders to OHV-approved highways that link trail systems and provide access to fuel, food, and lo...
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Trail W32 is an easy, scenic route that begins at its north end with a narrow, shelf-like path along the mountainside, passing mossy rock cliffs and dense forest. It gradually descends to the forest floor, meeting Trail W71, before climbing back out. South of that intersection, the trail becomes wid...
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Trail W29 is a 3.3-mile easy trail with shelf sections, smooth terrain, and occasional mud puddles and ruts. The route offers scenic views through the trees along the mountainside and includes wide corners, though drivers should remain alert for oncoming traffic. After climbing up the first mile, it...
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Trail W31 is a 1.3-mile, easy route that begins at its southern junction with Trail W21 on the forest floor. It starts with a small stream crossing and follows the stream and ravine before gradually climbing up on a shelf-like path. The trail features smooth terrain with minimal rock, shaded by fore...
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Trail W44 is a wide, well-maintained route that runs 3.7 miles along the mountainside with a smooth, gradual descent from south to north. The trail features minor embedded rocks, gentle hairpin turns, and follows a ridge line for part of its length. It is an easy traverse suitable for all skill leve...
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Trail W11 begins on Stadium Drive just south of Welch, West Virginia, with no designated parking at the northern access point. The trail climbs steeply from the pavement via several wide, rutted switchbacks with loose rock; momentum is key on the steep grade. Though the surface is somewhat rutted, t...
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J39 is a slightly more rugged connector between segments of J1, measuring just over a quarter mile. The trail features a steeper hill climb with loose rock of varying sizes, pronounced ruts, and scattered sticks and debris. It ascends into dense forest before reaching the ridgeline and ending under ...
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J38 runs through dense woods on a decently wide shelf path cut into a hillside, paralleling a ravine with moisture often present on the trail. The surface includes loose rock and overgrown grass down the center, but poses no major obstacles. The trail pops out under powerlines onto a flat, easy grav...
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J37 drops off the gravel surface of J2 into a more primitive path with overgrown grass, dense woods, and a steep grade with loose rock. The trail follows a gradual corner beneath powerlines and passes oil and gas infrastructure before reconnecting with another segment of J2. At under half a mile, it...
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J31 is an easy access corridor within the Jawbone system, with the northern half-mile consisting of a wide, flat gravel road under powerlines and no technical challenges. The southern segment branches off onto a slightly narrower but still wide gravel path, winding through open forest with scenic ro...
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This trail has everything you want in an awesome trail with the exception of a water crossing. This trail is best traveled west to east for a few reasons. First: food and drink are on the east side. Second: the difficult/exciting stuff is on the west side, and it's best to get through it first. Thir...
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J5 in the Jawbone trail system is a very short, 320-yard connector branching off J4 onto a wide, gravelly path. It provides a flat, smooth, and obstacle-free transition up to J31. This easy trail serves purely as a transitional route with no technical elements or notable features, making it ideal fo...
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J70 starts as a wide, smooth, gravelly route running under the powerlines before entering the forest along the spine of a hilltop, and narrowing up. The surface transitions to loamy soil with some loose sticks and tighter turns around the trees. Grades are semi-steep in a few spots but fully managea...
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J40 is a narrower trail that climbs from J1 into the woods with a tight switchback at the bottom. The ascent includes shallow ruts and a few sections of loose rock. The trail transitions onto a shelf path cut into the hillside, winding gradually before reaching a wide ridge along the hilltop. The ma...
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J43 branches off from J34 and climbs into the forest on a semi-steep grade. The trail features loose rocks, shallow ruts, and gradual curves, providing a mostly easy ride. However, the incline makes it a bit more difficult, requiring slow and steady momentum. It ascends to the intersection with J70,...
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J30 is a quarter-mile connector between J4 and J2 that offers a more primitive feel, with loose rocks and overgrown vegetation narrowing the trail between brush. While there are no major obstacles, the route is tighter and slightly more rugged than other nearby connectors. It descends on a semi-stee...
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Trail W16 is a 4.2-mile primary access route starting at the town of War, with a half-mile segment of pavement through a neighborhood before the official start of the trail. It begins wide through open hillsides and transitions into forested terrain, running shelf-like along a ravine at the base of ...
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Trail W17 is a wide, smooth route that winds between leafy trees with minimal embedded rock, offering an easy and scenic ride. The trail passes alongside striking rock walls and cliffs, adding visual interest. Visibility is excellent throughout, and the width allows for comfortable two-way travel al...
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Trail W22 is a 3.7-mile, wide and smooth route that runs alongside a ravine and stream, with scenic mossy rock walls adding visual interest. The trail features long, straight sections with excellent visibility and some gentle corners, making it an easy, fast-moving connector through the Warrior trai...
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Trail W21 is a long, scenic, and easy 5.2-mile route through lush forest in the Warrior Trail System. From the south, it begins as a wide shelf trail with flat embedded slickrock surfaces that do not increase difficulty. The trail winds alongside mossy rock walls and through gradual corners, includi...
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Trail W16 is a 4.2-mile primary access route starting at the town of War, with a half-mile segment of pavement through a neighborhood before the official start of the trail. It begins wide through open hillsides and transitions into forested terrain, running shelf-like along a ravine at the base of ...
Learn more about W16

Trail W17 is a wide, smooth route that winds between leafy trees with minimal embedded rock, offering an easy and scenic ride. The trail passes alongside striking rock walls and cliffs, adding visual interest. Visibility is excellent throughout, and the width allows for comfortable two-way travel al...
Learn more about W17

Trail W22 is a 3.7-mile, wide and smooth route that runs alongside a ravine and stream, with scenic mossy rock walls adding visual interest. The trail features long, straight sections with excellent visibility and some gentle corners, making it an easy, fast-moving connector through the Warrior trai...
Learn more about W22

Trail W21 is a long, scenic, and easy 5.2-mile route through lush forest in the Warrior Trail System. From the south, it begins as a wide shelf trail with flat embedded slickrock surfaces that do not increase difficulty. The trail winds alongside mossy rock walls and through gradual corners, includi...
Learn more about W21