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West Virginia State Parks · Southern Coalfields

Pathfinder Trail

Ridge route through several forest types.

Part of Twin Falls Resort State Park

Two waterfalls on separate forks near Mullens, with the shortest paved approach to a waterfall in the southern coalfields and ridge loops behind it.

Twin Falls Resort State Park guide

Other trails in Twin Falls Resort State Park

Falls Trail 1.25 mi · Moderate
Cliffside Trail 3.5 mi · Moderate to difficult
Poke Hollow Trail 3.5 mi · Moderate
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Guides, shuttles and lodging near this trailhead

Trail-level placement for operators within range of Pathfinder Trail.

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West 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.

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