Monongahela National Forest · West Virginia

Roaring Plains Trail

3.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 548 · trail class 2 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.9340, -79.4452 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Roaring Plains West the Forest Service's write-up

The 6,792 acre Roaring Plains West Wilderness area is located approximately 3 miles southwest of the Dolly Sods Wilderness . Canaan Valley State Park is about 5 miles north of the area. Primary access is from the Flatrock Run Trail #519 and Forest Road 70 (gated, but open during autumn hunting season). The vegetation is diverse and consists of mixed hardwoods, red spruce and brush, with an under-story of bogs, grasses and rhododendron. The elevations ranges from 3,000 along the southern perimeter of the area to over 4,700 feet at the top of Mt. Porte Crayon.

For more information see Map .

Restrictions <ul><li>Groups over 10 persons are prohibited in Wilderness.</li><li>Mountain bikes and mechanical devices such as carts are not allowed on Wilderness trails.</li><li>Removal of plants, stone or moss is prohibited.</li><li>Pets must be under your control at all times.</li><li>Motor vehicles are restricted to roads and parking areas.</li><li>Camp at least 200 feet from all roads, streams and trails. Follow <a href="http://www.lnt.org">Leave No Trace ethics</a>.</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.