New River Gorge National River - Fayetteville Area Trails (U.S. National Park Service)

NPS staff and volunteers discussing trail design with IMBA representatives.

Many of the trails in the Fayetteville area were designed and built by volunteers. Some of the trails existed before the park acquired the property, but needed maintenance or trail re-routing. The park was assisted in some of the preliminary trail design and construction by a Trail Care Crew from the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA).

Volunteers hard at work usign handtools to bench in a new section of trail

Volunteers hard at work using handtools to bench in a new section of trail.

Local volunteers from schools, scout groups, and bicycling and hiking clubs donated hundreds (thousands?) of hours of work to make these trails possible.

The park is always looking for individuals or groups that are interested in volunteering for a variety of projects. For more information look at our Volunteer In Parks page.

Example of bench trail built to contour along the slope of the hillside. This type of construction is the most sustainable, as it minimizes erosion.

The trails in the Fayetteville area can be accessed from a number of different trailheads, and allow connections to trails in the Kaymoor area (and beyond). The most popular trailhead is probably located at the Fayetteville Town Park, where visitors also have access to the town playground, a .5 mile paved walking trail, and might be able to take in a baseball or softball game.

Here is a link to the Fayetteville Trails Map (2.65 MB Adobe Acrobat File).