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View from inside the Rock City canyon. Coopers Rock is home to a well-developed system of nearly 50 miles (80 km) of hiking trails. [3] These trails are generally usable for cross-country skiing during the winter. One trail, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long, provides access to the former Mont Chateau State Park at Cheat Lake.
The Appalachian Trail is closed to horses and mountain bikes, but a trail for horse and mountain bikes is nearby. [2] Other trails into the area include: [1] [2] [4] Bear Creek Trail; Forest Trail 159; 3.5 miles; rated easy-moderate in difficulty; yellow blazed; hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
Bear Rocks is known for its cool climate, alpine appearance and northern wildlife. Strong prevailing winds bring clouds from the west. Strong prevailing winds bring clouds from the west. While rising to clear the ridge of the Allegheny Front they cool, causing mist and rain totaling more than 60 inches (1,500 mm) per year.
Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area [1] is a 242-acre (98 ha) protected area located in Ohio County, West Virginia, about 8 miles (13 km) east of Wheeling. The terrain at Bear Rock Lakes is rolling hills covered by a combination of hardwood forest and open fields.
A 2.5-mile (4.0 km) stretch of the ridge, starting 3 miles (4.8 km) south of its northern terminus, serves as the Virginia-West Virginia border. The mountain is bisected by the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) to the east of Capon Bridge and by the Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127/State Route 127) at Good.
Bear Creek National Scenic Area is a federally designated National Scenic Area in Smyth County, Virginia, USA. It was designated as a National Scenic Area through congressional authorization under 16 USC 546b. This legislation established the Bear Creek Scenic Area to protect its scenic quality, water resources, and natural characteristics. [1]
Beartown State Park is a 110-acre (45 ha) [1] state park located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, in northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia (with a small portion of the park also located in Pocahontas County).
Hawks Nest State Park is located on 370 acres (150 ha) [2] in Fayette County near Ansted, West Virginia.The park's clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River, some 750 feet (230 m) below. [4]