Motorcycle Ride Planner · Routes · United States
New River Gorge & Midland Trail (US-60 / WV-82 Fayette Station)
United States · US-60 / WV-82
A historic ride combining the Midland Trail (US-60) past Hawks Nest State Park with the hair-raising descent of Fayette Station Road (WV-82) down into the bottom of the New River Gorge. WV-82 winds through narrow one-way 15 mph hairpins under towering sandstone cliffs, crossing the historic iron bridge directly underneath the massive 876-foot-high New River Gorge Arch Bridge. Demands precision low-speed control, clutch finesse, and keen awareness of sight-seeing traffic.
New River Gorge & Midland Trail (US-60 / WV-82 Fayette Station) runs 35 miles between Gauley Bridge, WV and Fayetteville / New River Gorge Bridge, WV. We count about 185 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartGauley Bridge, WV38.1637, -81.1993
- High720 ft - 2,150 ftelevation range
- EndFayetteville / New River Gorge Bridge, WV38.0534, -81.107
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
More in United States
- California Route 36 - '140 Miles of Curves'140 mi · 1800 corners
- Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia Ridge & Peaks of Otter)176 mi · 620 corners
- Blue Ridge Parkway (Southern High Peaks Section)129 mi · 580 corners
- The Snake 421 (Holston Mountain Pass)33 mi · 489 corners
- Coronado Trail (The Devil's Highway)92 mi · 460 corners
- Lolo Pass (Lewis and Clark Highway)132 mi · 450 corners
Questions riders ask
- How long does New River Gorge & Midland Trail (US-60 / WV-82 Fayette Station) take to ride?
- About 35 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does New River Gorge & Midland Trail (US-60 / WV-82 Fayette Station) start and end?
- It runs between Gauley Bridge, WV and Fayetteville / New River Gorge Bridge, WV. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is New River Gorge & Midland Trail (US-60 / WV-82 Fayette Station) a twisty road?
- We count about 185 corners across 35 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for New River Gorge & Midland Trail (US-60 / WV-82 Fayette Station)?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.