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Pocahontas County West Virginia Hiking Trails
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Allegheny Trail
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Watoga State Park
Rating: Moderate/Strenuous
Designated as part of a backpack trail system, this trail extends from its
northern terminus near
Blackwater Falls State Park south to it intersection with the famed
Appalachian Trail near the WV/VA
border in
Monroe County. Approx.
5.5 miles of the trail runs through
Watoga State Park and Calvin Price State Forest.
Access to the trail can be found
at: the top of Pyles Mountain on the North Entrance Road; along the
Chicken House Road; in the
Beaver Creek Campground; and
along the road between Watoga State Park and Calvin Price State Forest 0.3
mile above the Beaver Creek Campground Road.
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Directions:
Watoga can be reached from north of Hillsboro and south of Mill Point on
US 219. A sign directs you to Watoga State Park. From this
point, travel two miles on paved secondary road to the park entrance.
An alternative route is to turn from WV 39 at Huntersville and travel nine
miles to the north entrance of the park.
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