Red Ash via Southside Trail is a 7.7 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Fayetteville, West Virginia that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
April 12, 2021We had a great hike! Took my 8 year old daughter. Very flat and easy to walk. We couldn’t find the cemetery, even after asking several people. We hiked 3 miles out and back for a total of 6.44 miles.
March 10, 2021Easy walk to nice ruins and better when foliage is down
April 10, 2020Great flat trail. It was a bit muddy yesterday after all the rain. We didn’t get to see Red Ash Island but the coke ovens were cool.
March 5, 2020Didn't meet another person all the way out and back. Nice walk with interesting ruins along the way.
February 18, 2020Nice trail. Way better in the winter months as there is more visibility of the many interesting things to see and adventure around to include the coke ovens.
December 20, 2019Red Ash Island- if you hike to it and back you will get more like 2.5-3 miles instead of 7. The island hosts a cemetery for the mine disasters that happened in Red Ash and Rush Run mines. As well it served as a quarantine site for the smallpox epidemic that happened in the communities. In the 1940’s, a baseball field was even constructed on the island. Many of the graves today are only marked with field stones.
November 25, 2018Fun easy trail. Really dry considering how much it has rained lately. Definitely family and pet friendly.
September 17, 2018Wonderful day hike. Got to see some interesting ruins of forgotten coal times.
July 4, 2018Great trail for strollers. Wide, flat and well maintained.
October 15, 2017
First to Reviewnice views of the river. the trail is flat and wide for easy walking. and the distance on the trail can be what you make it.
September 20, 2020September 13, 2020August 1, 2020June 10, 2020May 17, 2020September 22, 2019September 4, 2019May 14, 2019April 13, 2019May 7, 2017April 30, 2017
