Hiking
Trails on the Monongahela are truly unique. Experiences can be found ranging from Day Hikes of just a few miles to epic overnight backpacking adventures lasting for days.
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Allegheny Mountain Trail - Forest Trail 532
This 13.1 mile trail follows the ridge of Allegheny Mountain through hardwood forests and several small clearings. Beautiful views of the Seneca Creek drainage can be seen when the leaves are off the…
Allegheny Trail - Forest Trail 701
The Allegheny Trail travels from Virginia to Pennsylvania. This 5 miles of the Allegheny Trail is the only section of the trail on the Monongahela National Forest. The section often called the Davis…
Bee Trail - Forest Trail 555
1.5 miles. A footpath beginning at County Road 29 along Gandy Creek. The trail climbs 1,000 feet to the top of Leading Ridge following Bee Run most of the way through a forest of maple, cherry and…
Big Bend Campground
Big Bend is located in the Smoke Hole Canyon next to the South Branch of the Potomac River at the end of County Route 2.
Big Draft Wilderness
The 5,144 acre Big Draft Wilderness is located on the Southern tip of the Forest, just south of Blue Bend Recreation Area and about five miles north of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. This is a…
Big Run Trail - Forest Trail 527
3.2 miles. Follows Big run on what's left of a turn-of-the-century logging railroad grade. Big run is a beautiful stream where beaver make their home. The trail climbs gradually up Allegheny Mountain…
Bishop Knob Campground
A 60-unit wooded, semi-primitive campground centrally located on a ridge-top between the Cranberry and Williams Rivers.Â
Canaan Mountain Backcountry
Canaan Mountain is a high elevation plateau ranging in elevations from 4,145 feet at Pointy Knob to 3,100 feet near Blackwater Falls State Park. The semi-primitive area consists of approximately…
Cranberry Campground
A popular semi-primitive campground adjacent to the Cranberry River. This campground receives very high use during trout stocking from the beginning of spring through the end of June and again in the…
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
The Cranberry Glades Botanical Area protects the largest area of bogs in West Virginia. Bogs are acidic wetlands more commonly found in the northern areas of this country and in Canada. The ground…