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Seneca Rocks Photo
Mountains & Streams Ride (150 miles) – When you arrive at Seneca Rocks rising out of the South Branch of the Potomac River, you’ll want to stop and walk to the top. Between Seneca Rocks and Elkins you’ll travel over mountain chains up to 4,000 feet, and then drop down to 1,984 feet in Elkins. You’ll cross an estimated thirty mountains and twenty streams on your way back through Durbin to Bartow.

AREA ATTRACTIONS

  1. Seneca Rocks Visitors Center
  2. Smoke Hole Caverns
  3. Southside Train Depot and CountryStore (Petersburg)
  4. Durbin/Greenbrier Valley Railroad (Durbin)
  5. American Mountain Theatre (Elkins)
  6. Kumbrabow State Forest
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Mountains and Streams Map

Greenbank Observatory Photo
High Road Tour (177 miles) – Begin high atop Snowshoe Mountain and wind your way down a beautiful, twisting highway. Along the way, stop at Point Mountain Lookout for breathtaking views, travel through the quaint town of Webster Springs and visit the West Virginia State Wildlife Center near
French Creek. Enjoy the unique small
city of Buckhannon where you’ll find great food, antiques and craft shops.

AREA ATTRACTIONS

  1. Snowshoe Resort
  2. Cass Scenic Railroad
  3. National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  4. Holly River State Park
  5. WV State Wildlife Center
  6. Shops and Galleries of Buckhannon, W.Va.
  7. Rich Mountain Battlefield
  8. Beverly Heritage Center
  9. American Mountain Theater
  10. Durbin/Greenbrier Valley Railroad
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High Road Tour Map

Blackwater Falls State Park Photo
Canaan Valley Tour (151 miles) - Wide open valleys dotted by old logging towns builds the character of this landscape. This region is an outdoorsman’s paradise. Visit Blackwater Falls State Park for a magnificent waterfall, Canaan Valley State Park for wildlife and Dolly Sods Wilderness for its fauna and scenic vistas. Along the way, you can take a ride on the Potomac Eagle Scenic Train or take a side trip to visit the Nancy Hanks Memorial; birthplace of Abraham Lincoln’s mother.

AREA ATTRACTIONS

  1. Thomas, WV Dining and Shopping
  2. Mount Storm Lake
  3. Nancy Hanks Birthplace (Mother of Abraham Lincoln)
  4. The Potomac Eagle Scenic Train
  5. Historic Southside Train Depot and CVB
  6. Smoke Hole Caverns
  7. Seneca Rocks Scenic Area
  8. Dolly Sods Wilderness Area
  9. Canaan Valley State Park
  10. Timberline Ski Resort
  11. Davis, WV Shopping and Dining
  12. Blackwater Falls State Park
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Canaan Valley Tour Map

Stonewall Resort
Mountain Lakes Tour (163 miles)
Along this ride you’ll enjoy recreational lakes, Civil War sites and quaint towns. Flatwoods offers shopping at the factory outlet stores and entertainment at the Mountain State Amphitheater. In Weston, take a historic tour of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (original historic name from 1858); formally a Civil War and state mental hospital. This ride is full of
long sweepers and tight turns for a fun ride.

AREA ATTRACTIONS

  1. Flatwoods Factory Stores
  2. Mountain Lakes Amphitheater - Flatwoods
  3. Bulltown Battlefield and Historic Area – Burnsville Lake Area
  4. Burnsville Lake
  5. Appalachian Glass - Weston
  6. Jackson’s Mill - Jackson’s Boyhood Home - Weston
  7. Stonewall Jackson Lake Resort – Roanoke, WV
  8. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum - Weston
  9. Cedar Creek State Park
  10. Sutton Lake - Sutton
  11. Sutton/Braxton County, WV
  12. Weston/Lewis County, WV
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Moutain Lakes Tour Map