Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in West Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River

by Leonard M. Adkins

Overview

Lace up your boots, grab this guide, and explore the great outdoors!

WV native Leonard Adkins covers 400 miles of trails in this newly revised edition, taking you to Allegheny Mountain summits and back down to the banks of the Ohio River.Explore windswept plains and the hill country’s hidden valleys, amble by rushing streams or crashing waterfalls, and discover many historic sites and Civil War battlefields along the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581571745
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	06/03/2013
Series:	Explorer's 50 Hikes
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Leonard M. Adkins has walked the length of the Appalachian Trail four times and has logged over 16,000 miles in backcountry areas of North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. He has been awarded the National Outdoor Book Award and a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award. Adkins lives in Virginia.

Table of Contents

Introduction 15

Eastern Panhandle

1 Harpers Ferry and Virginius Island 25

2 Cacapon Resort State Park 31

3 Tuscarora Trail 36

4 Cranny Crow Overlook 40

Potomac Highlands

5 South Branch 46

6 North Fork Mountain 50

7 Seneca Rocks 56

8 Dolly Sods Wilderness 60

9 Dolly Sods North 66

10 Flatrock Plains 72

11 Canaan Valley 77

12 Blackwater Falls State Park 82

13 Blackwater to Canaan 86

14 Laurel Fork Wilderness 91

15 Allegheny Trail 97

16 Kennison Mountain and the Cow Pasture Trail 104

17 Greenbrier River Trail 109

18 Tea Creek 114

19 Cranberry Wilderness 120

20 Cranberry River/Lick Branch 125

21 Falls of Hills Creek 130

22 Laurel Creek and Lockridge Mountain 135

23 Droop Mountain 140

24 Beartown State Park 146

25 Lake Sherwood 150

26 Anthony Creek 155

Southern West Virginia

27 Kate's Mountain 160

28 The Appalachian Trail 165

29 Pipestem State Park 170

30 Bluestone River 175

31 Bluestone Lake 180

32 New River Gorge 185

33 Grandview 189

34 Twin Fails Resort State Park 193

35 Panther Wildlife Management Area 199

Central West Virginia

36 Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park 206

37 Cedar Creek State Park 211

38 Stonewall Resort State Park 216

39 Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area 220

40 Cooper's Rock State Forest 225

Northern Panhandle

41 Oglebay Park 232

42 Tomlinson Run State Park 237

Western West Virginia

43 Chief Logan State Park 244

44 Beech Fork State Park 248

45 Huntington Museum of Art 252

46 Kanawha State Forest 256

47 Coonskin Park 262

48 North Bend Rail-Trail 267

49 Mountwood Park 273

50 Middle Island/Ohio River 278

Suggested Reading and Field Guides 283

Addresses 285

Become a West Virginia Trail Master 288