{"id":12220,"date":"2015-04-21T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=12220"},"modified":"2015-04-19T16:29:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T20:29:04","slug":"hiking-wv-new-river-gorge-kaymoor-miners-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/12220","title":{"rendered":"Hiking WV: New River Gorge: Kaymoor Miners Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was gorgeous, so we went to New River Gorge. We&#8217;ve gone to Bridge Day in previous years, but hadn&#8217;t spent any time hiking the gorge, and so didn&#8217;t realize just how many miles of trails there were.<\/p>\n<p>We are going back again, hopefully many times.<\/p>\n<p>Location: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/neri\/index.htm\">New River Gorge<\/a><br \/>\nTrails: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/neri\/planyourvisit\/upload\/Tmap-Lansing-Fayetteville.pdf\">Kaymoor Miners Trail<\/a>, Arrowhead Trail (Clovis)<br \/>\nDistance: <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-18-new-river-gorge.html\">4.0 miles<\/a><br \/>\nElevation: <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kaymoor-elevation.png\">1228 feet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The top part of this trail is steep and rocky, but very beautiful. The recent rains meant the creeks and streams were full and since we were going down the side of the mountain, there were plenty of waterfalls both large and small.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17199586545\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_075 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8686\/17199586545_0143e3857e.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_075\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17012072170\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_086 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7634\/17012072170_cf04eb60a8.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_086\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because the trees are just starting to leaf out, you can still see the river and down into the gorge.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17012014250\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_007 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8747\/17012014250_ed8ee9a2d2.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_007\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lower part of the trail is all steps. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16992123087\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_059 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8754\/16992123087_8dcc6746c0.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_059\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than 800 steps.<\/p>\n<p>But at the bottom, were the remains of the processing plant, coke ovens, and town, which were fascinating.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16577106494\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_008 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7631\/16577106494_41c21eeb46.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_008\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17199541375\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_011 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5443\/17199541375_b2a4835a83.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_011\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17198970531\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_012 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7693\/17198970531_8bc63965c4.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_012\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16992137047\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_016 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7676\/16992137047_fabd4a8866.jpg?resize=375%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_016\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/16577136464\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_053 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8822\/16577136464_9bce744924.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_053\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17173651176\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_062 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7656\/17173651176_430b8cee67.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_062\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/17011845638\" title=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_065 by Michelle Klishis, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7592\/17011845638_c4f2c9519a.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"20150418_New_River_Gorge_065\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-18-new-river-gorge.html\"><\/p>\n<p>GPS Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elevation Chart:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kaymoor-elevation.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kaymoor-elevation-400x203.png?resize=400%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kaymoor-elevation\" width=\"400\" height=\"203\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kaymoor-elevation.png?resize=400%2C203&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kaymoor-elevation.png?w=732&amp;ssl=1 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(the place where it flattens out is where we took the Clovis Arrowhead trail, so we could stretch our legs)<br \/>\nHow it came out on FitBit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-18-fitbit.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-18-fitbit.png?resize=400%2C311&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2015-04-18-fitbit\" width=\"400\" height=\"311\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-18-fitbit.png?resize=400%2C311&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-18-fitbit.png?w=603&amp;ssl=1 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was gorgeous, so we went to New River Gorge. We&#8217;ve gone to Bridge Day in previous years, but hadn&#8217;t spent any time hiking the gorge, and so didn&#8217;t realize just how many miles of trails there were. We are going back again, hopefully many times. Location: New River Gorge Trails: Kaymoor Miners Trail, Arrowhead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1069,1070,22,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiking","category-national-parkforest","category-photos","category-west-virginia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pefxA-3b6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}