MOUNTAIN BIKING: Little Beaver State Park

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Description

Little Beaver State Park is a 562-acre day-use park that features many outdoor recreational opportunities centered around an 18-acre lake. All trails are open for both hiking and biking, but bikers should use caution while riding in high-use areas. The following park trails can be easily linked to create various circuits based on the individuals preference and skill:<br />
Beaver Creek Trail<br />
Many seasonal wildflowers and a stand of virgin pine and oak are features of this half-mile trail that encircles a portion of Beaver Creek. The trail runs above the lake.<br />
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Billy Goat's Gruff<br />
This is a challenging bike trail full of rocks and steep inclines. It is an extreme .6 mile challenge.<br />
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Black Bear Run<br />
A .5 mile trail that follows a laurel thicket along Beaver Creek.<br />
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Creek Bed<br />
A moderate .4 mile of wooded trail for bikers and hikers.<br />
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Crooked Rock Trail<br />
Very rocky and challenging trail with steep terrain. 1.2 miles.<br />
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Deer Trail<br />
An open trail with .8 miles of changing terrain. The trail changes from an open field to a steep wooded incline.<br />
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Drop Off <br />
Starts off moderate and then becomes very steep. .4 mile.<br />
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Easy Street<br />
A wooded .5 mile easy trail. Wooded with moderate changing terrain.<br />
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Hemlock Trail<br />
A moderate .25 mile trail in a stand of hemlocks.<br />
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Laurel Creek <br />
This trail is 2.6 miles and is the second longest trail in the park. It follows the park boundary along Country Club Road and is an easy to moderate walk with changing scenery.<br />
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Lake Front Trail<br />
A loop trail that follows the lake front. Very easy and a 1.1 distance.<br />
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Nature Ridge<br />
This trail has an incline, sometimes steep, that follows the ridge above the lake. It is a 2.2 mile trail<br />
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Railroad Grade <br />
This trail is 1.95 miles long. The scenery ranges from deep woods to open meadows. Gentle loop trail that follows Laurel Run Creek.<br />
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Rhododendron Run<br />
This trail is 2.5 miles long, which makes it the longest in the park. It follows the park boundary with extreme terrain challenges to bikers and hikers.<br />
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Stone Trough <br />
Rocky and steep wooded trail with changing terrain. The length is .9 miles.<br />
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Topper's Ridge<br />
This rocky trail is .7 miles long. It is considered to be a moderate to extreme trail for bikers.<br />
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Turkey Spur <br />
A short rocky trail that runs along a ridge spur. .5 miles.<br />
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Weaver Way<br />
Moderate 1.5 mile wooded trail with changing terrain.<br />
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Directions

From I-64, take Exit 129A, The park is located two miles south on WV 307.<br /><br /><br /><br />Located in Raleigh County in southern West Virginia - less than 5 miles East of the major interstate intersection of I-77 and I-64.<br /><br />