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Narrow Gauge Rail-Trail

Trail3.9 km · 2.4 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Manns Creek Gorge Trail 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore New River Gorge National Park and Preserve →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J4°-5°101
  2. F6°-4°96
  3. M11°0°124
  4. A16°5°111
  5. M20°10°146
  6. J24°15°143
  7. J25°17°165
  8. A25°16°119
  9. S22°13°104
  10. O16°7°85
  11. N11°2°95
  12. D5°-3°102

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 3.9 km (2.4 mi) long, Narrow Gauge Rail-Trail is a trail in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia, United States of America. It lies about 15 km east of Fayetteville. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.9 km · 2.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Nearest town
15 km E of Fayetteville (Fayette County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.9990, -80.9517
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Manns Creek Gorge Trail

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · West Virginia

Ridge Top Trail

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Old Pond Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Wilderness Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Skyline Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Lake View Trail

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

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