Place

Seldom Seen Trail

Old stone piers and walls in the forest
Old stone walls serve as a memorial to the town that once existed here.

NPS/Dave Bieri

Quick Facts

Labeled (7) on the Nuttallburg Area Trails map

Length

0.3 miles/0.48 km (One-way)

Difficulty

Easy

Trail type

Hiking and biking

Trail Description

Seldom Seen served as a small residential community for some families of those employed at Nuttallburg. Follow this trail to the town site, where a foundation here or there are all that remain, evidence of an earlier time and life in the New River Gorge.

To reach this trail

This trail junctions off the Tipple Trail at the downstream/west end of the coke oven battery, next to the foundation of the company store.

New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

Last updated: April 30, 2022