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    Find interesting historic sites around the city of Harpers Ferry, but in fairness the real action is found on the ski slopes or rafting down New River Gorge.

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Monongahela NF, West Virginia - Scenic Drives

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Scenic drives to consider in the Monongahela NF area are listed below. Click on any scenic byway or backway listed below for complete information.

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  • Allow 10 minutes
  • 2.7 miles (4 km)

This segment follows the original Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike route up the east side of Cheat Mountain. This blacktop roadway is still lined with residences and remained in use as the main highway until the 1950s when the more direct route, US Hwy 250, was built.

  • Allow 30-45 minutes.
  • 10.58 miles (17 km)

This gravel roadway follows the original alignment of theStaunton-Parkersburg Turnpike from the top of Allegheny Mountain down the mountainside to Bartow. Winding through dense forests, past abandoned homesteads and rolling meadows, the traveler is treated to breathtaking views of distant valleys an...

  • Allow 15 minutes.
  • 3.32 miles (5 km)

This small section of the original Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike runs south of Highway 250. It switchbacks up to the top of Cheat Mountain where, from the summer of 1861 until spring of 1862, Union troops camped at the Civil War Cheat Summit Fort. The Monongahela National Forest site is fully interp...

  • 2 hours to drive or 4 hours to enjoy this Byway.
  • 43 miles (69 km)

Looping through George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Highlands Scenic Byway takes a 20-mile trek into beauty and adventure. Flower-laden trails forge through thick forests. The sparkling waters of Lake Robertson paint the landscape in pastel blue. And the 19th Century relics of Long Min...

  • Two days to enjoy the Byway.
  • 180 miles (289 km)

Genuine and unusual historic experiences, accompanied by exhilarating vistas of high mountains and scenic valleys, are the anticipated rewards as you travel the historic Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike through the Monongahela National Forest. Connecting the upper Shenandoah Valley with the Ohio Rive...

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