Historical

Sunset Nuttallburg Bottom Tour

New River Gorge Lansing, WV, United States

2-mile easy to moderate hike. Walk the historic coal mine town of Nuttallburg, seeing the best remaining example of industrial structures remaining in the gorge, including a coal conveyor and […]

History Talk at Canyon Rim Visitor Center: Railroad Storytelling

Canyon Rim Visitor Center 162 Visitor Center Rd, Lansing, WV, United States

The railroad was the lifeblood of the New River Gorge during the industrial boom, connecting communities. Hear tales of how people built their lives around the comings and goings of […]

Hike to Red Ash Island

New River Gorge Lansing, WV, United States

3 to 4-mile easy hike with a short moderate off-trail section. Hike along an old railroad line to the coal mine town of Red Ash, plus explore the cemetery on […]

Thurmond Walk

Thurmond Depot Hwy 25 & Hwy 2, Thurmond, WV, United States

Offered twice daily at Thurmond Depot at 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM Unlike many turn of the century towns in New River Gorge, Thurmond was a railroad town instead of […]