Driving Tours & Themed Trails
Within the Appalachian Forest NHA you will find opportunities for a variety of thematic tours, experiences, and scenic drives. These tours developed by our partners will help you explore our region’s history, culture, and natural beauty.
Civil War Trails
The West Virginia Civil War Trails program is part of a five-state trails network that invites you to explore both well-known and less-familiar sites associated with America’s greatest drama.
Mountain Music Trail
Enjoy the unique old-time music of the Allegheny Mountain region. Their goal is to promote, present, and sustain opportunities for engagement in the authentic mountain music traditions of West Virginia.
Mountain Dance Trail
The Mountain Dance Trail, a statewide heritage tourism project of the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis and Elkins College, celebrates West Virginia as the only Appalachian state which maintains a strong community dance tradition.
Route 219: Seneca Trail Driving Tour
US 219 cuts through Garrett County Maryland, down the along the spines and valleys of the mountains through West Virginia, spitting out in Greenbrier County, going on ward to Virginia. Much of the Route in West Virginia follows the old Indian warpath known as the Seneca Trail, and holds histories featuring early settlement, the civil war and beyond.
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike: National Scenic Byway
The Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike National Scenic Byway is an historic highway from Staunton, Virginia across West Virginia to the Ohio River. The turnpike was the gateway to the Shenandoah Valley and was prized by both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War.
Highland Scenic Highway: National Scenic Byway
This designated National Scenic Byway extends 43 miles from Richwood to US Route 219, north of Marlinton, WV. It has 4 overlooks and ascends over 2,000 feet from beginning to end.
Historic National Road: All American Road
The National Road is first federally funded interstate highway. It became a corridor for the movement of goods and people. It was designated an ‘All American Road’ in 2002.
Midland Trail: National Scenic Byway
Midland Trail National Scenic Byway (U.S. Route 60), the state’s oldest scenic byway, is a well-paved dual-lane highway that stretches border to border across south central West Virginia between Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs through Ansted, past the Capitol in Charleston, and on to Kenova and Huntington.
West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail
A statewide thematic tour of historic theaters, the West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail includes both cinemas and live performance venues. All included theaters are listed in the National Register of Historic Places or are National Register eligible. Created with a partnership between the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia and the State Historic Preservation Office.
West Virginia Tourism: Mountain Rides
Seneca Skyway
This 300 mile loop follows highways WV92 and US219, known as the Seneca Trail, through Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, and Pendleton Counties.
Cranberry Corridor
Named after Cranberry Wilderness, this 211 mile loop travels through Pocahontas, Nicholas, and Greenbrier Counties.
