Mountain Biking - Canaan Mountain Backcountry
Description
There are 13,532 acres here with 38 miles of trails and 23 miles of roads open to biking. This is a backcountry area adjacent to Blackwater Falls State Park. The singletrack in this area has a good potential to be very wet on top of being extremely technical (lots of roots and rocks), so be prepared. Trail Map (3.64MB PDF)
Directions from Morgantown
I-68 E to Rt. 42 S at Friendsville, MD. Follow Rt. 42 S until it intersects with Rt. 219 S at McHenry, MD. Stay on Rt. 219 S through Oakland, MD to Thomas, WV. At Thomas, take Rt. 32 S through Davis and on to Canaan Valley. FR 13 is the access to Canaan Mt. and is 3.2 miles from Davis at the top of the Mtn.
Travel Time: 2hr
Activities: Backpacking, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Cross Country Skiing
Address: Cheat Ranger District. PO Box 368, Parsons, WV 26287. On US Route 219 just east of Parsons
Phone/Email: 304-478-3251 (Voice & TDD), 304-636-1800 - Mon. National Forest
Web resources: www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/backcountry/canaan_mtn_backcountry.htm and http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/mountain_biking_opportunities.html
ORC Resources: Brochure, Books "Mountain Biking in West Virginia", "Off The Beaten Track - A Guide to Mountain Biking in West Virginia", "The Mountain Bikers Guide to Central Appalachia".
