Event
Rend Trail Hike
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
2 hours and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Hike
Description
Hike with a ranger along the historic Rend Rail Trail that follows the old Arbuckle Branch Railroad. Learn about the significance of the New River Gorge as a travel cooridor from before humans entered the area to the present day. This 3.2-mile round-trip hike has an elevation change of 150 feet and will take 2.5 hours.
Meet at the Rend Trailhead: Follow US Route 19 north of Beckley, take the Glen Jean-Thurmond exit. Take an immediate left and go 0.5 miles to Glen Jean. Take a right and follow the signs for Thurmond (WV 25). The trailhead is on the left, 5.1 miles down WV route 25.
Reservation or Registration: No
Tags:
hike
interpretive program