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West Fork Trail
Access and Parking |
| Shinnston (southern
terminus): From the Shinnston/Saltwell
Road exit off I-79, turn left (west) and
proceed 0.25 miles to the Exxon station.
Turn left on Saltwell Road (WV 131) and
follow this about 7 miles to US 19 in
Shinnston (traffic light). Turn right on
US 19 and go six blocks; turn left at St.
Ann's Catholic Church, before the bridge
across the West Fork River. Go one block
and park along the city street. The trail
begins under the US 19 bridge. Future
plans call for a trailhead parking lot to
be built along US 19. |
| Enterprise (mile 3):
From the Shinnston/Saltwell Road exit off
I-79, turn left (west) and proceed 0.25
miles to the Exxon station, turning left
on Saltwell Road (WV 131). Follow Saltwell
Road about 7 miles to US 19 in Shinnston
(traffic light). Turn right onto US 19,
and proceed north about 2 miles to
Enterprise. In Enterprise, watch for the
bridge back across the West Fork River; at
the end of the bridge, turn right and park
beneath the bridge. Facing the river, the
trail goes right (north) to Fairmont. |
| Worthington (mile 5.25):
From the Shinnston/Saltwell Road exit
off I-79, turn left (west) and proceed
0.25 mile to the Exxon station. Turn left
on Saltwell Road (WV 131) and go about 7
miles to US 19 in Shinnston (traffic
light). Turn right onto US 19 and proceed
north about 5 miles to Worthington. Watch
for the turn back (east) across the West
Fork River. At the end of the bridge, turn
right into Worthington Park. The trail is
at the top of the park entrance. Cross the
road to enter the trail north to Fairmont. |
| Monongah (mile 10):
From the Shinnston/Saltwell Road exit off
I-79, turn left (west) and proceed 0.25
miles to the Exxon station. Turn left on
Saltwell Road (WV 131) and go about 7
miles to US 19 in Shinnston (traffic
light). Turn right and proceed north on US
19 about 7 miles to Monongah. Turn right
at the Monongah Middle School, then left
at the stop sign. There is a large parking
lot adjoining the trail. |
| Fairmont (northern
terminus): From the US 250 exit (exit
132) off I-79, go north on US 250. At the
Pizza Hut turn left and follow Mary Lou
Retton Drive to Mary Lou Retton Youth
Park. Park here, go to the top of the
driveway, and follow signs approximately 1
mile on Norway Road to the trail. At the
trail, turn left to go in the direction of
Shinnston. |
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