Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Hiking WV: Blackwater River Rail Trail
We went back to the Blackwater River rail trail on Sunday, because I wanted to see both the old coke ovens and the falls along that section of the river (NOT in the park).
Location: Blackwater Canyon Rail Trail
Distance: 3.2 miles
Elevation: 2785 – 2971 feet
With most of the brush gone for the winter, we saw precisely how many coke ovens there had been–they stretched for a least half a mile on both sides of the trail
Falls along the Blackwater River (not the main falls)
Historic Coke Ovens
Some nature slowly taking back the coke ovens.