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Towns with the most trails in West Virginia

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 33 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Nitro
West Virginia · Most trails

Where Nitro lands: #10 of 33

1.1 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Nitro →

Barboursville 1 Barboursville 7.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 29.6 mi Williamson 2 Williamson 2.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 9.2 mi Philippi 3 Philippi 2.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 7.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people 7.2 mi / sq mi 29.6 mi 3
2 Williamson Williamson2,919 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 9.2 mi 4
3 Philippi Philippi2,861 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 4
4 Shannondale3,465 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 17.5 mi 2
5 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 21.1 mi 5
6 Morgantown Morgantown30,236 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 19.5 mi 18
7 Vienna Vienna10,518 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 5
8 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi 9
9 Huntington Huntington45,787 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 21.9 mi 14
10 Nitro Nitro6,853 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 2
11 Elkins Elkins6,811 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 5
12 Welch Welch3,507 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 3
13 Map of Hurricane Hurricane6,855 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 2
14 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 2
15 Summersville Summersville3,373 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 3
16 Clarksburg Clarksburg15,549 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 12
17 Princeton Princeton5,736 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 6
18 Moorefield Moorefield2,525 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 0
19 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 4
20 Weston Weston3,840 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 1
21 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 1
22 Cheat Lake10,902 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 4
23 Map of Fayetteville Fayetteville2,817 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 6
24 Map of Brookhaven Brookhaven6,212 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 1
25 Charleston Charleston47,421 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 10.2 mi 26
26 Map of Culloden Culloden3,040 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 0
27 Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 1
28 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 5
29 Beckley Beckley16,818 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 9
30 Wheeling Wheeling26,350 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 15
31 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
32 Parkersburg Parkersburg29,240 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 8
33 Map of Sissonville Sissonville3,593 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 0

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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