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Allegheny Trail

The Allegheny Trail is West Virginia's longest named footpath aside from the Appalachian Trail, running roughly 311 miles north-south through the Allegheny Mountains. Built and maintained by the volun...

Length
311 mi
Thru-hike
25–35 days
Elev. gain
—
States
1

About the route

The Allegheny Trail is West Virginia's longest named footpath aside from the Appalachian Trail, running roughly 311 miles north-south through the Allegheny Mountains. Built and maintained by the volunteer West Virginia Scenic Trails Association since 1975, it is marked with yellow blazes.

Termini

Terminus A

Peters Mountain, VA/WV border (AT junction)

37.4067, -80.2408

Terminus B

Mason-Dixon Line near Bruceton Mills, WV (PA border)

39.7207, -79.7006

Verified waypoints

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Route markers2

  • Peters Mountain (Southern Terminus) · Trailhead

    Southern terminus at the VA/WV border, AT junction.

    Source ↗adventures_seed

  • Mason-Dixon Line (Northern Terminus) · Trailhead

    Northern terminus at the PA border near Bruceton Mills, WV.

    Source ↗adventures_seed

Water & camping1

  • White Rocks Campground · Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

    campground:mapmate_legacy

What we don't yet have

We deliberately do not display water sources, resupply towns, shuttle services, or trail-side businesses on this page. Those change every season and an out-of-date pin can be a safety issue, especially on the high-desert and alpine sections of long trails. Use the trail association's published guide, FarOut, or Guthook for that level of detail; verify with rangers before relying on any cached source.

Official sources

Last verified by us: 2026-05-14

Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Reconfirm alerts, permits, and closures with the agency before you go.

Best seasons

springfall

States traversed

WV

Editor's note

OSM parent relation not available.