New River Gorge National Park, WV
A compact forest loop with a few easy rock patches.
Overview
Map & elevation
Plan your hike
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
New River Gorge Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for New River Gorge National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Arrowhead's Clovis Loop“Up ahead is the Arrowhead trailhead, where Clovis is my pick for a short woodland walk. Its one-point-one-mile loop takes about half an hour, with gently rolling ground and a few rocky patches.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf New River Gorge Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Clovis Trail is a 1.1-mile loop through lightly rolling hardwood forest in the Arrowhead trail system. It is rated easy to intermediate and is used by hikers and mountain bikers. Allow about half an hour on foot; the 30-to-36-inch tread is mostly straightforward, with a couple of short, even rocky patches. Choose it for a quick woodland walk rather than a named overlook.
Start from the shared Arrowhead Trails Parking area and follow the route marked 1 on the park map. Stay on the Clovis loop instead of continuing onto the longer Clovis-and-Adena route or neighboring trails. The singletrack is shared with bikes, so listen and give one another room at turns. Dogs may join the walk on a physical leash no longer than six feet.
The Arrowhead trail system was built in 2011 by more than 1,000 Order of the Arrow members, who contributed 78,544 volunteer hours. Clovis is one of the short loops in that larger youth service project.
Wildlife
18 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
126 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
25 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
15 sightingsBarred OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
14 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
58 sightingsCopperheadMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across New River Gorge. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateCraig Branch and Kaymoor Trail Loop4.9 mi · 2.5 hr · At the trailheadMine ruins, gorge views, and 821 steps in one loop.
ModerateCraig Branch Trail2.4 mi · 1.5 hr · At the trailheadA 2.4-mile gravel descent links Arrowhead with the Kaymoor Trail.
EasyAdena Trail3.4 mi · 2.3 hr · 0.1 mi awayRolling forest tread makes a gentle loop for walkers and newer riders.
ChallengingKaymoor Miners Trail2 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.3 mi awayA steep mine descent with a gorge view before the long stairs.
ModerateButcher Branch Trail0.8 mi · 30 min · 0.3 mi awayA wooded connector to Long Point, with a rocky falls spur.
ModerateLeCroy Trail1.8 mi · 1.3 hr · 0.5 mi awayNarrow singletrack, a rock bridge, and a rhododendron tunnel.
EasyTimber Ridge Trail1 mi · 30 min · 0.6 mi awayA short wooded link into the Fayetteville trail network.
ModerateLong Point Trail3.2 mi · 1.8 hr · 0.6 mi awayThe bridge view repays the forest miles and rocky finish.
Sight · 0.4 mi awayKaymoor One MineA coal mine and coke ovens linked by 821 steps.
Sight · 0.7 mi awayButcher Branch FallsA close-up waterfall reached by a short, steep spur.
Sight · 0.9 mi awayDiamond Point OverlookA cliff-edge view down nearly 1,000 feet to the New River.Sight · 1.4 mi awayLong Point OverlookA rough last pitch opens onto the park’s signature bridge view.
Sight · 1.4 mi awayKaymoor Mine FallsA mossy cascade where mine drainage meets Wolf Creek.
Sight · 1.6 mi awayNuttallburg Historic SiteA preserved coal town with a rust-red tipple and a tricky drive.
Sight · 1.7 mi awayTunney Hunsaker BridgeA historic lower crossing on Fayette Station Road's one-way gorge drive.
Sight · 1.9 mi awayFayette Station River AccessRapids, two bridges, and the gorge from river level.Parkwolf’s New River Gorge ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
