The Dolly Sod's Forest Road

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18.2 km

Length

+601 m

Ascent

−191 m

Descent

1,245 m

Highest point

10.7%

Max gradient

0h 24min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 1,245 m

4 °C clearsky

wind 4 m/s · clouds 0%

At the start

5 °C clearsky

wind 3 m/s · clouds 0%

	Min	Max	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	2 °C	10 °C	4 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	1 °C	12 °C	4 m/s	clearsky
Monday 26 Oct	2 °C	14 °C	3 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 3:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: gravel 33%, unpaved 66%

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Ascent

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Ascent

The Seneca Trail

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Length: +3,116 m
Ascent

18.2 km · 1,245 m

Elevation profile

What does The Dolly Sod's Forest Road look like?

Dolly Sods - July 2019 - 52 · Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0

2026-06-23 12 14 22 View southwest along National Forest Road 19 at it’s northern terminus in Laneville, Tucker County, West Virginia · TheGinger68 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Eriophorum virginicum 155515857 · Guy Babineau · CC0

20190914-FS-Monongahela-KHG-011 (48788435143) · Monongahela National Forest from Elkins, WV, United States · Public domain

Group Photo Before Heading Out, Grant County, West Virginia · Jason Pratt · CC BY 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Laneville

38.97339, -79.39995

Finish

Tucker County

39.06610, -79.30133

Along the road

Parking

Wildlife Trailhead 9.2 km · 1,225 m

Fisher Spring Run Trailhead 11.3 km · 1,222 m

Bear Rocks Preserve Parking 18.1 km · 1,206 m

10 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 18.1 km.

Viewpoints

Allegheny Front Migratory Observatory 14.6 km · 1,188 m