Hellhole

Hellhole: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Hellhole

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Hellhole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.77100, -79.37800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hellhole

• Germany Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~2 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~5 km · Must-see
• River Knobs · viewpoint · Preston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Smoke Hole Canyon · sanctuary · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Roaring Plains West Wilderness · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Porte Crayon · viewpoint · Preston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Porte Crayon · viewpoint · Randolph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~25 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Tucker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sinks Of Gandy Upstream Entrance · cave · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Laurel Fork North Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hellhole

Other caves near Hellhole

• Sinks Of Gandy Upstream Entrance · cave · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · Allegany · ~121 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~127 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Bone Cave · cave · Allegany · ~143 km · Must-see
• Laurel Caverns · cave · Fayette · ~147 km · Must-see
• Seneca Caverns · cave · Pendleton · ~2 km
• Cave Mountain · cave · Pendleton · ~16 km
• Cave Knob · cave · Pendleton · ~23 km
• Trout Cave · cave · Pendleton · ~23 km
• New Trout Cave · cave · Pendleton · ~23 km

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