North Bend Rails to Trails Foundation
Make sure to wear the appropriate clothing and footwear considering your outdoor activity and weather conditions. It is also very important to ensure you have an adequate supply of water or favorite beverage (alcohol is prohibited), and snacks to allow you to complete your visit comfortably.
West Virginia law requires youths 14 and younger to wear a helmet while biking. Regardless of age, wearing a helmet is highly advisable as the potential for head injuries is greatly increased if the rider is involved in an accident. Headphones and other non-essential items are discouraged as they compromise safety for everyone on the trail.
There are also some right-of-way rules you should note. Bikers must yield to hikers, and both bikers and hikers must yield to horseback riders and horse driven trollies and wagons. This is very important, as some sections of the Trail (Cairo to Ellenboro), may experience high volumes of usage at any time of the year.
Please follow manufacturers, and rental shops' safety recommendations for bicycles, helmets and any equipment or proper technique required for your specific activity and interest.
Leave nothing but tracks...
Take nothing but photographs
Suggestions for a safe ride on the trail
Along theTrail, you can expect to see and enjoy an amazing variety of wildlife: Whitetail Deer, Leatherback Snapping Turtles, Wild Turkeys, Beavers, Smallmouth Bass, Great Blue Herons, Squirrels, Red-Tailed Hawks, song birds and other critters too numerous to mention. Please try not to spook or stress our animal friends in their habitat. Please do not feed the wildlife.
No hunting or loaded guns are permitted on North Bend Rail Trail, and please respect private property notices.
ATV's are strictly forbidden.
Native wildlife on the trail
Sign post located at Matt Turner Memorial Gazebo and Tunnel #13.
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A beautiful segment of trail near Nicolette Road in Wood County.
