West Virginia

[Owleyes]

Help! There are 5 of us that had planned a wonderful 40 mile backpacking trip through the Nantahala Mountains in NC for next week, now it looks like it may be thunderstorms most of the week. Therefore, it means a last minute trip change ...  Upon first glance WV looks promising, however we are coming from MI and anything under 9 hours would be do-able. Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated. We are hoping to find something with some elevation still if possible. 

Please and thank you!  

Edited April 26, 2016 by Owleyes

[wspscott]

Dolly Sods in WV. You would have to backtrack if you wanted 40 miles, but it is a pretty awesome place. I posted a trip report for the day after thanksgiving

[Owleyes]

Thanks, and yes we would be backpacking. I guess I should have been more specific  

[wspscott]

Just to be clear, I said backTRACK. If you look at the map of the area, there are a lot of trails, but you will have to overlap/repeat some if you want to do 40 miles. It is very easy to do 20-25 miles without repeating a trail.

[Owleyes]

haha yes you did, sorry read too quickly