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Blackbird Knob and Lions Head Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
West Virginia

Blackbird Knob and Lions Head Loop

Maysville, West Virginia

14.7 mi

Distance

2,503 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Blackbird Knob and Lions Head Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,026 ft
Max:1,243 ft
Gain:763 ft
Loss:762 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,026 ft and 1,243 ft across 14.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,026 ft1,098 ft1,171 ft1,243 ft0.0 mi3.7 mi7.4 mi11.2 mi14.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,187 ft
High point3.8 mi1,243 ft
End14.9 mi1,188 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Davis, WV · about 9 mi away
County:
Grant County, WV

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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