Loop Trail

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 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 Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.12369, -81.12612. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Loop Trail

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~0 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~34 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine · museum · Raleigh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Chapel · church · Kanawha · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~51 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~55 km · Must-see
• West Virginia State Museum · museum · Kanawha · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Loop Trail

Other treks near Loop Trail

• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~113 km · Must-see
• Shelter Access Trail · trek · Fayette · ~0 km
• Cliffside Trail · trek · Fayette · ~0 km
• Overlook Trail · trek · Fayette · ~0 km
• Fisherman Access Trail · trek · Fayette · ~0 km
• Lover's Leap Trail · trek · Fayette · ~1 km
• G.S.Y.P. Canyon Trail · trek · Fayette · ~1 km
• Hawk's Nest Rail Trail · trek · Fayette · ~2 km
• Hawks Nest Connector Trail · trek · Fayette · ~6 km
• Burnwood Trail · trek · Fayette · ~9 km

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