New River Gorge National Park & Preserve · West Virginia

Canyon Rim Boardwalk

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · 100 ft of descent · 1,632 ft–1,743 ft · concrete, wood surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

Views

1,736 ft 1,632 ft · 0.1 mi high 1,736 ft

Along the way Canyon Rim Lower Bridge Overlook Canyon Rim Middle Bridge Overlook Canyon Rim Upper Bridge Overlook

On the parks map

All 50 trails in New River Gorge National Park & PreserveFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.