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Airport Runway

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 3.5 (2)
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  2. WV
  3. …Southern W. Virginia
  4. …Slaty Fork
  5. Snowshoe Mountain Resort
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“A trail through high alpine meadows with a spectacular view. ”

Shane Bradley
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1.7

Miles

2.7

KM
Doubletrack

4,833' 1,473 m

High

4,471' 1,363 m

Low

213' 65 m

Up

397' 121 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

77%

Max Grade (38°)

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Bike season is Memorial Day weekend through the first of October. Check the website for updated lift and bike park hours of operations. Before starting your cross country ride, stop by the Mountain Adventure Center in the village for trail updates and a backcountry hiking/biking map. This trail is multi-use, you may encounter hikers or vehicle traffic.

Description

This trail is most easily accessed by climbing Airport Road. Once you are on the Airport Runway trail, take a break and soak in the beauty of the flora and fauna and the spectacular views. This trail accesses the head of Upper Beaver Dam in the west corner of the meadow.

If you head northeast up the headwall, the trail eventually punches out of the forest at the summit of the Silver Creek Ski Area.

Contacts

Local Club: Pocohontas Trails

Land Manager: Snowshoe Resort

Shared By:

Shane Bradley
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  3.5 from 2 votes

#66

in Snowshoe Mountain Resort

#22996

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Trail Rankings

#66

in Snowshoe Mountain Resort

#431

in West Virginia

#22,996

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Airport Runway head wall, with clouds in the valley.
Aug 14, 2017 near Marlinton, WV
The top of Upper Beaver Dam.
Jul 12, 2021 near Marlinton, WV
West Meadow on the Airport Runway Trail.
Aug 14, 2017 near Marlinton, WV

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Jul 30, 2022
Casey M
Nov 4, 2020
Alex Makowicki
Nice and sunny, dry conditions and not too cold yet 8mi — 1h 35m
Sep 7, 2019
Paul Wolfram
Sep 18, 2017
Len Johnson
Snowshoe cc 2.5mi

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