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Summers County West Virginia Hiking Trails
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Big Branch Trail
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New River Gorge National River
Length: 1.8 mile loop
Located on River Road, just outside Hinton and across
from the Brooks Falls Picnic Area, the Big Branch Trail offers an
enjoyable (but steep) 1.8 mile loop hike. This is a great trail to stretch
your legs on after a picnic stop at Brooks Falls. Great views of the New
River, several hundred feet below, are available as the trail ascends a
steep switchback to the ridge top.
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Big Branch Creek features a number of small waterfalls and cascades,
including this 30 foot falls. Wonderful displays of wildflowers are
visible in the spring and early summer, and traces of an old homestead are
visible along the trail
After your hike, continue down River Road to visit Sandstone Falls.
Directions:
From Hinton, follow River Road north for several
miles to the Brooks Falls Day Use Area (located on the right). The Big
Branch Trail begins across the road from the parking area.
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