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South Prong Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
West Virginia

South Prong Trail

Dryfork, West Virginia

12.1 mi

Distance

2,218 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 54m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for South Prong 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.

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:912 ft
Max:1,258 ft
Gain:676 ft
Loss:676 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 912 ft and 1,258 ft across 12.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.912 ft1,027 ft1,143 ft1,258 ft0.0 mi3.0 mi6.0 mi9.1 mi12.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi930 ft
High point3.6 mi1,258 ft
End12.1 mi930 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Harman, WV · about 7 mi away
County:
Randolph 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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