Wheeling Heritage Trails

Greater Wheeling Trail
Length14 mi (23 km)
LocationWheeling, West Virginia
Trailheads
  • Pike Island Locks and Dam
  • 48th and Water Street
  • Community Street (near Angle Avenue)
UseBiking, Hiking, Walking

The Wheeling Heritage Trails are two trails in Wheeling, West Virginia.[1] The Ohio River Trail is a 14-mile (23 km) long mixed use rail trail along the Ohio River, while the Wheeling Creek Trail follows Wheeling Creek from downtown Wheeling to Elm Grove.

Location

Ohio River Trail

  • Southern terminus at 48th St. and Water St. in South Wheeling (40°02′00″N 80°43′44″W / 40.03333°N 80.72889°W / 40.03333; -80.72889).
  • Northern terminus at the Pike Island Lock and Dam and connection with the Brooke Pioneer Trail in Clearview (40°08′51″N 80°42′02″W / 40.14750°N 80.70056°W / 40.14750; -80.70056).

Wheeling Creek Trail

  • Western terminus 14th St. at Heritage Port Park in downtown Wheeling (40°03′56″N 80°43′29″W / 40.06556°N 80.72472°W / 40.06556; -80.72472).
  • Eastern terminus at the intersection of Community St. and Angle Av. in Elm Grove (40°02′54″N 80°39′56″W / 40.04833°N 80.66556°W / 40.04833; -80.66556).

References

  1. ^ Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (January 2007). Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia. Wilderness Press. pp. 149–151. ISBN 978-0-89997-427-9. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

External links

  • Official link


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