Mountaineer Heritage Scenic Trail

This Scenic Road Trips begins on US 33 at he West Virginia / Virginia atop the Shenandoah Mountain. You will travel on US from the border to just West of Elkins where you will travel North on US 250 to Philippi. North of US 250 at Philippi, you will come to WV 76. Go West on WV 76 to Bridgeport West Virginia.

Total Miles: 126.8

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Landmark: WV/VA border sign

You are in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are U.S. National Forests that combine to form one of the largest areas of public land in the Eastern United States.

Landmark: Shenandoah Mountain

Here on the border you are on Shenandoah Mountain is a mountain ridge, approximately 65 miles long, between West Virginia and Virginia.

Landmark: Pendleton Country

As you cross into West Virginia you enter Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Mile: 7.7
Landmark: Brandywine, WV

Brandywine is an unincorporated town located on U.S. Highway 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Mile: 11.3
Landmark: Oak Flat, WV

Oak Flat is an unincorporated community on the South Fork South Branch Potomac River located in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Mile: 20
Landmark: Franklin, WV

Franklin is a town in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. 

Franklin Gorge is a popular rock climbing destination.

Mile: 34.7
Landmark: Riverton, WV

Riverton is an unincorporated town on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Mile: 37.1 (Briery Gap Rd)
Landmark: Germany Valley

Germany Valley is a scenic upland valley high in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia originally settled by German (including Pennsylvania Dutch) farmers in the mid-18th Century.

Mile 44.7
Landmark: Seneca Rocks

Seneca Rocks is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

The community also lies near Seneca Rocks, the crag from which it takes its name.  Both lie within the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.

Landmark: Monongahela National Forest

The Monongahela National Forest (MNF) was established by the U.S. Congress in 1915 as the 7,200-acre Monongahela Purchase. It became a U.S. National Forest on April 28, 1920 and now encompasses 910,155 acres.

Mile: 47.6
Landmark: Onego, WV

Onego is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Highway 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. It is the hometown of writer and teacher, Daniel Miller. Onego lies within the Monongahela National Forest.

Landmark: Randolph County

Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 28,262. Its county seat is Elkins.

Mile: 57
Landmark: Harman, WV

Harman is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census.

Go north on WV 32 to Canaan Valley Resort State Park and Blackwater Falls State Park.

Landmark: Shavers Fork River

Shavers Fork is a river, 88.5 miles long, in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. 

Landmark: Stuart Recreation Area

Constructed in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Stuart Recreation Area is nestled in the mountains of West Virginia along the Shavers Fork River. 

Mile: 79.9
Landmark: Elkins, WV

Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911), the U.S. Senator from West Virginia.

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