Cranberry Tri-Rivers Rail Trail

11/26/2025

Consider Donating on Giving Tuesday 🌲

❤️ This Giving Tuesday, December 2nd, we invite you to support the Mon Forest Towns by donating to our year-end fundraising campaign 🌳

🔗 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sustainable-outdoor-recreation-development-in-west-virginias-monongahela-national-forest-region

🤝 Nearly a decade ago, communities and partners from across the Monongahela National Forest gathered to discuss how collaboration and shared resources could inspire generational change. 🏘️ Today, the Mon Forest Towns Partnership carries out diverse programming across the region to advance our 12 gateway communities 🥾 and build a sustainable outdoor recreation economy 🚴 in the ❤️ of West Virginia.

🎉 2026 will be our biggest year yet, with new downtown trailheads, 🪧 wayfinding signage, community resources, 📈 business support, and trail stewardship programs 🌱

🗓️ This year our goal is to raise $5000 to support our regional programs, including ⤵️
- Grant Writing Support
- Downtown Trailhead Development
- Regional Wayfinding Signage
- Community Self-Assessments
- Regional Destination Marketing
- Grant Writing Support
- Downtown Trailhead Development
- Regional Wayfinding Signage
- Community Self-Assessments
- Regional Destination Marketing

ℹ️ Mon Forest Towns Partnership is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit and donations are tax-deductible

09/10/2025

🚴 Ready to experience fall in the U.S. Forest Service - Monongahela National Forest? Explore the City of Richwood's remote 16-mile Cranberry Tri-Rivers Rail Trail!

🛞 Due to ongoing construction along the trail, we recommend bringing your wider gravel tires or breaking out the mountain bike for this rugged ride!

💦 Located at the convergence of the Gauley and Cranberry Rivers, the historic railroad trestle is just one of the incredible historic spots along the trail!

📸 Share your fall pictures along the trail with us to get featured on our page!

07/31/2025

🔥🥾 A big thank you to everyone who joined us in Richwood for the Tri-Rivers Walk and Talk! There’s so much amazing energy in town, and we’re so excited to keep the momentum going!

Missed the event? Stop by the Mill Whistle Arts & Richwood Heritage Center to grab the latest trail map brochure!

📍 Mikes K**b Firetower, Richwood, West Virginia

🙏 Special thanks to the Richwood Fire Department for giving us a special tour of this historic monument and the Heritage Center for helping us host this event!

City of Richwood Mon Forest Towns

07/22/2025

🔥 As part of the Cranberry Tri-Rivers Trail Talk with the Mill Whistle Arts & Richwood Heritage Center, you’ll have the opportunity to scale the heights of Mikes K**b Firetower for 360° views of the historic downtown City of Richwood

🗓️ Trail Talk will start at 10:00 AM on July 30th at the Richwood Memorial Sculpture Garden!

Mon Forest Towns Visit Greater Summersville, WV Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB

07/21/2025

🌱✂️ 28 hrs of brush cutting makes all the difference! We covered 3.25 miles each side approximately 6-8 ft back and in some places even more!

🙏❤️ Thank you very much to our incredible volunteers Allen and Rick for putting in the hard work to make our trail shine!

🎉🍒 Come see us during Richwood’s Cherry River Festival for all the latest amazing rail trail updates!

Mon Forest Towns Mon Forest Gravel & Bikepacking Bikepacking Roots Visit Greater Summersville, WV

06/23/2025

Pre-order in the comments!
$30 donation
Available at Cherry River Festival booth from 4-8pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday or at the Chamber office.

06/17/2025

⚠️ Trail Construction Alert ⚠️

🪏 Please be careful on the Cranberry Tri-Rivers Rail Trail as new drains are currently being installed and ditch work is underway. While this work will hopefully set the trail up to stay dry for years to come, it also means sections of the trail will be very muddy for the time being!

🥾 Stay safe and support our work by remembering to follow principles when exploring!

06/16/2025

🪓💪 Trails don’t tend themselves, that’s why we’re so lucky to have an incredible team of community volunteers helping to make the Cranberry Tri-Rivers Rail Trail even better!

💦 10 Culvert’s Opened 🪏 4 Miles of Drainage Work 🌳 Tree Clearing 🌱 Mowing and Brushing

⁉️Want to help out on the trail? Send us a message to learn more about upcoming community workdays and other ways you can support more incredible trails in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest! 🚲