New River Gorge National Park & Preserve hiking guide
Long Point Trail
A 3.1-mile loop with 370 ft of climbing in Canyon Rim, rated easy.
Key facts
- Length
- 3.1 mi (4.9 km)
- Elevation gain
- 370 ft (114 m)
- Route type
- Loop
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Area
- Canyon Rim
- Highest point
- 1,963 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,681 ft
About Long Point Trail
Most of this route stays fairly level through forest before a steep final descent to an overlook that looks out over the New River Gorge Bridge. The first part is accessible to a boardwalk where forest regrowth and wildlife draw watchers, but the overlook itself is not. Mountain bikers share much of the path, so keep an eye and ear out on the way.
Route map
This route was checked by Parka editors.
