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Wild Rock Trail

Trail2.0 km · 1.2 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Hawks Nest Connector Trail 0.4 mi · 0.6 kmExplore New River Gorge National Park and Preserve →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J5°-4°79
  2. F7°-3°74
  3. M12°1°97
  4. A18°7°85
  5. M21°12°113
  6. J25°16°110
  7. J27°18°124
  8. A26°18°93
  9. S23°14°81
  10. O18°9°68
  11. N12°3°76
  12. D6°-2°80

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.

Trail facts

Length
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Commercial User
Data from
West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Nearest town
4.4 km NE 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
38.0890, -81.0832
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

Hawks Nest Connector Trail

0.4 mi · 0.6 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Fayetteville Trail

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Endless Wall Trail

2.6 mi · 4.3 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Long Point Trail

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Hawk's Nest Rail Trail

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · West Virginia

Craig Branch Trail

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

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