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Pocahontas Trail route map
Difficulty: Expert

Pocahontas Trail

17.6 mi

Distance

1,736 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 44m

Est. Time

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Pocahontas 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,043 ft
Max:1,260 ft
Gain:573 ft
Loss:575 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,043 ft and 1,260 ft across 17.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,043 ft1,115 ft1,187 ft1,260 ft0.0 mi4.4 mi8.8 mi13.2 mi17.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,097 ft
High point15.4 mi1,260 ft
End17.6 mi1,096 ft

Trail Details

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Richwood, WV · about 6 mi away
County:
Webster 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: Aug 17, 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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