One of West Virginias most successful rail-to-trail conversions, the Greenbrier River Trail was just recently ranked by

BackPacker Magazine as one of the top ten hiking trails in the United States. Extending 75 miles and traversing 35 bridges and two tunnels, the trail parallels the Greenbrier River, is less than a 1% grade and features some of the most spectacular pastoral and woodland scenery the state has to offer. The Greenbrier River Trail is not limited to hiking traffic. Its level terrain is well suited for family and group mountain bike outings as well as walking, jogging and cross-country skiing. Novice and intermediate mountain bikers will appreciate the packed gravel surfaces on the majority of the trail. Stop to nibble on wild strawberries, juicy blackberries or crisp apples that grow plentifully along the length of the trail. More advanced mountain bikers will find greater challenge on the adjoining mountain trails and abandoned logging roads that characterize the National Forest bordering the Greenbrier River Trail.

• Don't miss the Greenbrier River Race! Held each spring, this team event features conoeing, mountain biking and running. A great time for friends and family alike.