Park Loop Trail

Park Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Park Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Park Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05769, -81.08845. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Park Loop Trail

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~10 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~16 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~18 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~26 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine · museum · Raleigh · ~40 km · Must-see
• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~41 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~43 km · Must-see
• Keeney Knob · viewpoint · Summers · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Chapel · church · Kanawha · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake · lake · Summers · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Park Loop Trail

Other treks near Park Loop Trail

• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Fayetteville Trail · trek · Fayette · ~1 km
• Bridge Trail · trek · Fayette · ~1 km
• Long Point Trail · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Timber Ridge Trail · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Lower Canyon Rim Boardwalk · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Bridge Buttress Trail · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Canyon Rim Boardwalk · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Bridge Buttress Extension Trail · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Burnwood Trail · trek · Fayette · ~3 km

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