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Old Backbone Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

Old Backbone Trail

Logan, West Virginia

6.0 mi

Distance

1,240 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Old Backbone Trail 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.

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources manages this trail and 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:217 ft
Max:468 ft
Gain:689 ft
Loss:689 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 217 ft and 468 ft across 6.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.217 ft301 ft384 ft468 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi3.0 mi4.5 mi6.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi217 ft
High point1.9 mi468 ft
End6.0 mi217 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Justice Addition, WV · in or next to town
County:
Logan County, WV
Jurisdiction:
Chief Logan State Park · West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

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

Verify by phone or mail

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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