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MNF Online Trail Map

Ben — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:37:48 +0000

Displayed here (using ZeeMaps) is the Monongahela National Forest trail network. The kml data for this map was introduced in another post (download it here: Download: MNF Trails KML - Format: .kmz - Size: 1.08 MB). The data definitely contains numerous inaccuracies and the tedious process of making corrections will be ongoing… If you notice specific errors in the data, you can post a comment or drop me an email and I’ll endeavor to make the corrections. Enjoy!

MNF Trail Network KML for Google Earth

Ben — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:17:35 +0000

This dataset of the Monongahela National Forest Trails (also includes West Virginia State Forest Trails and Greenbrier River Trail) is based on GIS data available through the WV GIS Technical Center. It’s been converted to KML and edited to include trail names, numbers, and comment info (as available). The Monongahela NF trails data can be downloaded and displayed with Google Earth.

Download it here: Download: MNF Trails KML - Format: .kmz - Size: 1.08 MB

MNF Trails dataset displayed on Google Earth

It is worth noting that I corrected several errors in areas I’m familiar with, so surely there are more… If you find an error, post a comment or drop me an email – the process of making corrections will be ongoing. The dataset includes trails on the MNF and WV State Forests.

Trails included in this dataset:

Trail #000 Cheat Summit Fort Trail
Trail #101 Plantation Trail	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #102 Fire Trail #1	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #103 Fire Trail #2	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #104 Fire Trail #3	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #105 Turkey Scratch Trail
Trail #106 Flag Run Trail	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #107 Davis Trail	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #108 Fire Trail #6	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #109 Lindy Run Trail
Trail #110 Railroad Grade Trail
Trail #111 Two Camp Trail	Horseshoe Recreation Area
Trail #113 Table Rock Trail
Trail #114 Mountainside Trail
Trail #115 Blackwater Canyon	Allegheny Highlands Rail Trail
Trail #117 Canyon Rim Trail
Trail #118 Fansler Trail	Olson Tower
Trail #119 River Loop Trail	Stuart Recreation Area
Trail #120 Pheasant Mtn. Trail
Trail #121 Shingletree Trail
Trail #124 Clover Trail
Trail #126 South Haddix Trail
Trail #128 Mylius Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #129 Shavers Mountain Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #130 Green Mountain Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #131 Otter Creek Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #135 Yellow Creek Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #136 McGowan Mountain Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #138 Moore Run Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #139 Pointy Knob Trail	Canaan Mtn.
Trail #140 Middle Point Trail
Trail #142 Limerock Trail
Trail #143 Dobbin House
Trail #144 Woodcock Trail
Trail #145 Dinky Jumpoff Trail
Trail #150 Turkey Run Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #151 Big Springs Gap Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #153 Dorman Ridge Trail
Trail #154 McKinley Run Trail
Trail #155 Losh Trail
Trail #157 Maxwell Trail
Trail #158 Possession Camp Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #165 Hedrick Camp Trail	Otter Creek Wilderness
Trail #201 Summit Lake Trail
Trail #206 County Line Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #207 Big Beechy Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #212 Lick Branch Trail
Trail #213 Rough Run Trail
Trail #214 Tumbling Rock Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #215 Bishop Knob Trail
Trail #219 Hinkle Branch Trail
Trail #222 Cranberry Glades Boardwalk
Trail #223 Cranberry Ridge Trail
Trail #225 North Bend Trail
Trail #228 Adkins Rockhouse Trail
Trail #231 Fishermans Trail
Trail #235 Frosty Gap
Trail #236 Fork Mountain Trail
Trail #237 Big Run Trail
Trail #242 Little Fork Trail
Trail #243 South Fork Trail
Trail #244 Kennison Mountain Trail
Trail #245 Forks of Cranberry Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #246 Black Mountain Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #248 District Line Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #249 Falls of Hill Creek Trail
Trail #250 Birch Log Trail
Trail #253 Cowpasture Trail
Trail #255 Blue Knob Trail
Trail #256 Barrenshe Trail
Trail #259 Eagle Camp Trail
Trail #260 Charles Creek
Trail #263 Pocahontas Trail
Trail #267 Laurelly Branch	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #271 Middle Fork Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #272 North Fork Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #273 Forks By-Pass Trail	Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #275 Thomas Reserve
Trail #280 Bruffey Reserve
Trail #302 McCray Run
Trail #305 Stone Camp Run Trail	Laurel Fork North Wilderness
Trail #306 Laurel River Trail	Laurel Fork North & South Wilderness
Trail #307 Middle Mountain	Laurel Fork North Wilderness
Trail #310 Beaulah Trail	Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Trail #311 County Line Trail
Trail #312 West Fork Rail Trail	Rail Trail
Trail #315 Camp Five Trail	Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Trail #317 Lynn Knob Trail
Trail #321 Span Oak
Trail #322 Burner Mountain Trail
Trail #323 Forks	Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Trail #324 Smoke Camp
Trail #327 Chestnut Ridge
Trail #333 North Fork Trail
Trail #335 Poca Run
Trail #337 Hosterman Trail
Trail #338 Brush Run Trail
Trail #341 Johns Camp Run Trail
Trail #345 High Falls Trail
Trail #350 Strip Mine
Trail #359 Peters Mountain
Trail #360 Stonecoal Trail
Trail #361 Whitmeadow Ridge Trail
Trail #362 Crouch Ridge Trail
Trail #363 Wildcat Trail
Trail #364 Turkey Trail
Trail #365 East Fork
Trail #367 Hinkle Run Trail
Trail #368 Lake Buffalo
Trail #369 Yokum Ridge Spur
Trail #370 Bar Ford
Trail #372 Yokum Ridge Trail
Trail #373 Gaudineer Scenic Trail
Trail #374 Gaudineer Interpretive Trail
Trail #405 Red Spruce Knob Trail
Trail #406 Sugar Camp Trail
Trail #407 Cranberry Glades Overlook
Trail #409 High Rocks Trail
Trail #411 Right Fork Connector
Trail #412 Black Mountain Trail
Trail #413 Gauley-Tea Ck. Connector
Trail #414 Flame Azalea
Trail #418 Marlin Mountain Trail
Trail #420 Props Run Trail
Trail #438 Gauley Mountain Trail
Trail #439 Red Run Trail
Trail #440 Bear Pen Ridge Trail
Trail #446 Bannock Shoals
Trail #447 Turkey Point
Trail #448 Saddle Loop
Trail #449 Boundary
Trail #450 North Face
Trail #452 Tea Creek Mountain Trail
Trail #453 Right Fork Tea Creek
Trail #454 Tea Creek
Trail #456 Two Lick Trail
Trail #457 Two Lick Bottom
Trail #466 Laurel Creek Trail
Trail #487 Williams River Trail
Trail #501 North Fork Mountain Trail
Trail #502 Landis Trail
Trail #507 Redman Run Trail
Trail #508 Rohrbaugh Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #509 Upper Red Creek Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #510 Fisher Spring Run Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #511 Blackbird Knob Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #512 Judy Springs Trail
Trail #513 Big Stonecoal Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #514 Red Creek Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #515 Seneca Creek Trail
Trail #517 South Prong
Trail #518 Boars Nest Trail
Trail #519 Flatrock Run Trail
Trail #520 Beaver Dam Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #521 Raven Ridge Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #522 Bear Rocks Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #523 Beaver View Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #524 Rocky Ridge Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #525 Harman Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #526 Dobbin Grade Trail	Dolly Sods North
Trail #527 Big Run Trail
Trail #528 North Prong Trail
Trail #529 Swallow Rock Trail
Trail #530 Horton Trail
Trail #531 Bear Hunter Trail
Trail #532 Allegheny Mtn. Trail
Trail #533 Huckleberry Trail
Trail #534 Lumberjack Trail
Trail #539 South Branch Trail
Trail #546 Vance Run Trail	Ties into GWNF trails
Trail #548 Roaring Plains Trail
Trail #552 Little Stonecoal Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #553 Breathed Mountain Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #554 Rocky Point Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #555 Bee Run Trail
Trail #556 Elza Trail
Trail #557 Leading Ridge Trail
Trail #558 Dunkenbarger Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #559 Tom Lick Run Trail
Trail #560 Wildlife Trail	Dolly Sods Wilderness
Trail #561 Spring Ridge Trail
Trail #562 Gatewood Trail
Trail #563 Seneca Rocks Trail
Trail #564 High Meadows Trail
Trail #565 Grants Branch Trail
Trail #566 Big Bend Loop Trail
Trail #567 Whispering Spruce Trail
Trail #569 Northland Interpretive Trail
Trail #575 Spruce Knob Lake Trail
Trail #608 Middle Mountain Trail
Trail #611 Allegheny Mountain Trail
Trail #613 Beaver Tail Braille Trail
Trail #614 Blue Bend Trail
Trail #615 South Boundary Trail
Trail #618 Anthony Creek Trail
Trail #672 Upper Meadow Trail
Trail #604 Upper Meadow Trail Connector
Trail #684 Meadow Creek Trail
Trail #685 Virginia Trail
Trail #688 North South Trail	Partially in Cranberry Wilderness
Trail #701 Allegheny Trail
Trail #601 Lake Sherwood
Trail #604 Upper Meadow Trail Connector

Greenbrier River Trail	Greenbrier River Trail
Scenic RR Loop Trail	Cass State Park

Lindy Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Alligator Rock Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Mossy Rock Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Logtown Hollow Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Johnson Hollow Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Ballard Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Boundary Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Pine Ridge Trail	Kanawha State Forest
#1 Store Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Pine Ridge Trail	Kanawha State Forest
Thorny Creek Trail	Seneca State Forest
River Trial	Seneca State Forest
Shelter Spring Trail	Seneca State Forest
Little Mountain Trail	Seneca State Forest
Scarlet Oak Trail	Seneca State Forest
Great Laurel Trail	Seneca State Forest
Fire Tower Trail	Seneca State Forest
Horseshoe Trail	Seneca State Forest
Thorny Creek Trail	Seneca State Forest
Hill Top Trail	Seneca State Forest
Crestline Trail	Seneca State Forest
Iron Furnace Foot Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Whitman Foot Trial	Kumbrabow State Forest
Meatbox Foot Trail	Kumbrabow State Forest
Raven's Rock Foot Trail	Kumbrabow State Forest
Potato Hole Foot Trail	Kumbrabow State Forest
Scott Run Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Advanced Ski Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Intermediate Ski Loop	Coopers Rock State Forest
Mont Chateau Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Clay Furnace Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Clay Run Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Rhododendron Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Ridge Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Scott Run Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Raven Rock Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Connector	Coopers Rock State Forest
Nature Trail	Coopers Rock State Forest
Proposed Handicap Trail	Seneca State Forest
Young's Nature Trail	Greenbrier State Forest
Holsapple Trail	Greenbrier State Forest
Old Road Trail	Greenbrier State Forest
Rocky Ridge Trail	Greenbrier State Forest

MNF Wilderness Area Stats (2009)

Ben — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:55:05 +0000

The MNF’s Wilderness Areas are a combined 117,000 acres of West Virginia mountains. Statistics for each wilderness area are shown below.

Wild Monongahela Wilderness

Ben — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:00:53 +0000

The act as passed by Congress and signed into law:

S.22 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

Subtitle A–Wild Monongahela Wilderness

SEC. 1001. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA.

(a) Designation- In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal lands within the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia are designated as wilderness and as either a new component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or as an addition to an existing component of the National Wilderness Preservation System:

(1) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Big Draft Proposed Wilderness’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Big Draft Wilderness’.

(2) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 11,951 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Cranberry Expansion Proposed Wilderness’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Cranberry Wilderness designated by section 1(1) of Public Law 97-466 (96 Stat. 2538).

(3) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 7,156 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Dolly Sods Expansion Proposed Wilderness’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Dolly Sods Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(13) of Public Law 93-622 (88 Stat. 2098).

(4) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 698 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Otter Creek Expansion Proposed Wilderness’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Otter Creek Wilderness designated by section 3(a)(14) of Public Law 93-622 (88 Stat. 2098).

(5) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 6,792 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Roaring Plains Proposed Wilderness’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Roaring Plains West Wilderness’.

(6) Certain Federal land comprising approximately 6,030 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Spice Run Proposed Wilderness’ and dated March 11, 2008, which shall be known as the ‘Spice Run Wilderness’.

(b) Maps and Legal Description-

(1) FILING AND AVAILABILITY- As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal description of each wilderness area designated or expanded by subsection (a). The maps and legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the Supervisor of the Monongahela National Forest.

(2) FORCE AND EFFECT- The maps and legal descriptions referred to in this subsection shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct errors in the maps and descriptions.

(c) Administration- Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal lands designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). The Secretary may continue to authorize the competitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods Wilderness addition designated by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (5) of such subsection, in a manner compatible with the preservation of such areas as wilderness.

(d) Effective Date of Wilderness Act- With respect to the Federal lands designated as wilderness by subsection (a), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act.

(e) Fish and Wildlife- As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State of West Virginia with respect to wildlife and fish.

SEC. 1002. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, LAUREL FORK SOUTH WILDERNESS, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST.

(a) Boundary Adjustment- The boundary of the Laurel Fork South Wilderness designated by section 1(3) of Public Law 97-466 (96 Stat. 2538) is modified to exclude two parcels of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Monongahela National Forest Laurel Fork South Wilderness Boundary Modification’ and dated March 11, 2008, and more particularly described according to the site-specific maps and legal descriptions on file in the office of the Forest Supervisor, Monongahela National Forest. The general map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.

(b) Management- Federally owned land delineated on the maps referred to in subsection (a) as the Laurel Fork South Wilderness, as modified by such subsection, shall continue to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

SEC. 1003. MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY CONFIRMATION.

(a) In General- The boundary of the Monongahela National Forest is confirmed to include the tracts of land as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Monongahela National Forest Boundary Confirmation’ and dated March 13, 2008, and all Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, encompassed within such boundary shall be managed under the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System.

(b) Land and Water Conservation Fund- For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest, as confirmed by subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest as of January 1, 1965.

SEC. 1004. ENHANCED TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES.

(a) Plan-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested parties, shall develop a plan to provide for enhanced nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities on lands not designated as wilderness within the Monongahela National Forest.

(2) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION TRAIL DEFINED- For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘nonmotorized recreation trail’ means a trail designed for hiking, bicycling, and equestrian use.

(b) Report- Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the plan required under subsection (a), including the identification of priority trails for development.

(c) Consideration of Conversion of Forest Roads to Recreational Uses- In considering possible closure and decommissioning of a Forest Service road within the Monongahela National Forest after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with applicable law, may consider converting the road to nonmotorized uses to enhance recreational opportunities within the Monongahela National Forest

Monongahela NF Wilderness Areas on Google Maps

Ben — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:24:11 +0000

With the signing of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, an additional 37,741 acres of the federal land managed by the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia has been given wilderness designation. Though the areas that received this designation have been previously managed for their recreational value, designating them wilderness affords them significant long-term protection.

Presented here in Google Maps are the wilderness areas of the MNF. Darker green areas are the Cranberry, Laurel Fork, Otter Creek, and Dolly Sods Wilderness Areas. The lighter green areas received new wilderness designation under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Subtitle A – Wild Monongahela Wilderness.

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Sources: WVGIS Data, MNF Cranberry Wilderness Brochure, USFS series quadrangle maps, wvwild.org, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and referenced maps.

GWNF: Locust Springs – Laurel Fork Backpack Trails

Ben — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:50:19 +0000

Topo map of the George Washington National Forest trail network along the Laurel Fork in Virginia. This area is accessed from Locust Springs Picnic Area and forest roads southeast of WV 28 and the Pocahontas – Pendleton county line.

Link to Laurel Fork, Virginia Topo

This USGS/USFS 1:24,000 series image was exported from National Geographic TOPO!.

Allegheny Trail (#701) on Google Maps

Ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:31:28 +0000

Allegheny Trail kml is based on the Monongahela National Forest trails data. The number of vertices (and level of detail) in the file has been reduced for display on Google Maps. Accuracy is probably around 200′+/-. Also worth noting are route changes that are detailed on the West Virginia Scenic Trails Association website. This map doesn’t reflect those reroutes.

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Upper Shavers Fork Valley on Google Maps

Ben — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:35:59 +0000

To the north of Snowshoe on the Monongahela National Forest, in the high valley of the Shavers Fork and along the ridges of Cheat and Back Allegheny mountains, the network of forest roads offers several options for long cross-country mountain bike rides. Many of the roads are open to motorized travel in a licensed vehicle, but are lightly traveled and suitable for riding. Other roads in the system are gated seasonally or closed permanently with a barrier. The area also offers opportunities for hiking, fishing, and other recreation. The Cheat Mountain Salamander scenic railway runs along the river to the old town of Spruce.

Generally, the light yellow lines indicate the main roads in the area and may be suitable for most vehicles; orange roads are secondary and travel conditions may be rough, especially in lower vehicles.

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Cranberry and Tea Creek Area USGS Topographic Maps

Ben — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:59:16 +0000

I exported the entire 1:24,000 coverage for the Cranberry and Tea Creek areas of the the Monongahela NF using National Geographic Topo!, then used the Zoomify image viewer to make it pleasant web surfing experience. Good for trip planning and armchair backpacking. (USGS/FS and National Geographic Maps)

Link to Cranberry Topo

Link to Tea Creek Topo