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Ascent of Cheat Mountain through dense pine forest.


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Map Key

3.6

Miles

5.8

KM

Singletrack

4,140' 1,262 m

High

3,556' 1,084 m

Low

608' 185 m

Up

141' 43 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

Begin Stonecoal from Shavers Fork Road and pedal uphill. Ride around the gate and towards an opening in the tree canopy. Bear left here into an open flat area and aim for the back right corner where the trail starts.

Settle in for a long pull up an old railroad grade. Youll be pedaling through dense canopy in a lush forest. After a few quick flat sections and more climbing, youll be back cresting the top of the mountain.

From here the trail rolls slightly up and down through big pines and some slabby boulders before a series of long, gradual runs of actual downhill. Minus a few clusters of roots, these sections are super fun and travel through narrow corridors of pines all the way out to Cheat Mountain Road.

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Shared By:

Leslie Kehmeier

Trail Ratings

  4.3 from 4 votes

#11254

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  4.3 from 4 votes
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Trail Rankings

#238

in West Virginia

#11,254

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Stonecoal rolls well, even with an extensive network of roots
Aug 23, 2013 near Elkins, WV
Awesome part of trail. Very lush forest area and excellent singletrack.
Oct 23, 2016 near Elkins, WV
Just off the trail is a little stream with a small waterfall. Excellent area to relax!!
Oct 23, 2016 near Elkins, WV
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Apr 29, 2020
Danielle Rush
The trail was in very rough shape today!! I would not recommend anyone doing this until the trees are cut out of the paths and better drainage inparts — 2h 00m
Aug 15, 2015
David Hartzell
Very fun ride. Great Singletrack
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