By Sarah Plummer, Register-Herald Reporter Nov 5, 2016 Bikers ride along the Cranberry River, a tributary to the Gauley River. The New River Gorge Trail Alliance has received a $140,000 planning grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission for a feasibility study of a regionally connected bike trail system in Fayette and Nicholas counties. The New … Read more
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Posted 09/13/16 by Laura Stark in America’s Trails, Building Trails This article is from the Fall 2016 issue of Rails to Trails magazine, which is hitting mailboxes in late September. It has been republished here in an edited format. “I Heart Trails” is an appropriate slogan for the developing Industrial Heartland Trails Network, a collection of … Read more
Posted 03/29/16 by Jake Lynch in Building Trails, America’s Trails | Tagged with Connected Systems, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Destinations, Walkability and Bikeability,West Virginia The Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition envisions a 1,450-mile system of off-road trails that will connect many of the major centers of America’s Rust Belt and industrial … Read more
8/2/2016 – Due to the historic flooding on June 23rd, some of the Greenbrier River Trail remains closed. There is a large washout near the trailhead at Caldwell so temporary parking is available at mile 3.5 near Camp Alleghany. The trail was repaired and is currently open from mile 3.5 to mile 6.8. The trail … Read more