Greenbrier River Trail

Greenbrier River Trail

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name = Greenbrier River Rail Trail State Park
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category = West Virginia State Park
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image_caption = Greenbrier River Trail south of Marlinton
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state = West Virginia
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region = Greenbrier
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owner = West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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free = Marlinton, West Virginia
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map_caption = Location of Greenbrier River Trail's Marlinton Depot in West Virginia
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website = [http://www.greenbrierrailtrailstatepark.com/ Greenbrier River Rail Trail State Park] The Greenbrier River Trail is a rail trail operated by West Virginia State Parks. [ [http://www.greenbrierrailtrailstatepark.com/ Greenbrier River Trail State Park web site, accessed April 19 2008] ] The trail is a convert|77|mi|adj=on long former railroad, now used for hiking, bicycling, ski-touring, horseback-riding, and wheel-chair use. The trail passes through numerous small towns and traverses 35 bridges and 2 tunnels as it winds its way along the valley. Most of the trail is adjacent to the free-flowingMcNeel, William P. "Greenbrier River." "The West Virginia Encyclopedia". Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. 2006. ISBN 0-9778498-0-5.] Greenbrier River and is surrounded by peaks of the Allegheny Mountains.

Major Trailheads

ee also

*Greenbrier River
*Lewisburg
*Marlinton
*Greenbrier County
*Pocahontas County

External links

* [http://www.greenbrierrivertrail.com/ Greenbrier River Trail Association web page]
* [http://www.wvrtc.org/ West Virginia Rails-to-Trails page]
* [http://www.greenbrierrivertrail.com/images/MAP/rivertrail-map.pdf Hiking and Biking Map of the Greenbrier River Trail]

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