Rail Trails

Former railroad corridors, re-purposed for recreational public use.

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Bike Trail
A man and two women walk with a dog in a forested setting

Rail-trails are former railroad corridors/old train tracks that have been re-purposed for recreational public use. The West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council, a statewide advocacy and networking organization, works to promote and help create rail-trails.

Four trails cross the county

  • 2.5 miles

    MCTrail

    Pricketts Fort

  • 14.5 miles

    West Fork River / Ralph S. Larue Trail

    Shinnston to Worthington to Fairmont

  • 1.5 miles

    Joel McCann Memorial Trail

    Mannington

  • 18 miles

    Mon River RailTrail

    Pricketts Fort to Morgantown

Four rail-trails cross Marion County: the MCTrail (2.5 miles, Pricketts Fort), West Fork River/ Ralph S. Larue Trail (14.5 miles, Shinnston to Worthington to Fairmont), Joel McCann Memorial Trail (1.5, Mannington) and the Mon River RailTrail (18 miles, Pricketts Fort to Morgantown). A highlight of the MCTrail is a lit, 1,200 foot tunnel known as Meredith Tunnel.