Every organization we link to: local tourism offices, the state and federal agencies that manage the land, the nonprofits and clubs that keep access open, and the universities doing the research.
Getting to the trailhead
Begins at the Farley Loop and River Trail junction in Pipestem Resort State Park
Part of Pipestem Resort State Park
On the east rim of the Bluestone River Gorge, where every trail worth walking descends: the park publishes 500-foot drops to the river and an 8.5-mile through-route to Bluestone State Park.
Pipestem Resort State Park guideOther trails in Pipestem Resort State Park
Guides, shuttles and lodging near this trailhead
Trail-level placement for operators within range of Bluestone Turnpike Trail.
List your business hereWest Virginia has roughly 1.5 million acres of public land and a handful of places that carry almost all of the attention. The consequence is that a great deal of very good ground sits nearly empty, usually for one of three reasons: nobody has heard of it, the road in is gated or rough, or it is undeveloped and has nothing to advertise. Those are the places below — of them across regions.