Fire Tower Trail

Fire Tower 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 Fire Tower 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 Fire Tower Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.42914, -79.96468. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Tower Trail

• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park · park · Pocahontas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Monongahela National Forest · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Michael Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~23 km · Must-see
• See All · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Barton Knob · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• White Top · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shavers Fork Mountain Complex · sanctuary · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gaudineer Knob · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Marrow · fort · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Paddy Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Handley Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Burner Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Day Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Huttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tygart Valley Church · church · Randolph · ~40 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire Tower Trail

Other treks near Fire Tower Trail

• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~80 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~104 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lower Spruce Trail · trek · Pocahontas · ~2 km
• Shavers Lake Trail · trek · Pocahontas · ~3 km
• 6000 Steps Trail · trek · Pocahontas · ~3 km
• Cheat Mountain Ridge Trail · trek · Pocahontas · ~4 km
• Airport Runway · trek · Pocahontas · ~4 km
• Airport Ridge · trek · Pocahontas · ~5 km
• Airport Road · trek · Pocahontas · ~5 km

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