Rattlesnake Trail
Length: .7 mile. Walking time: 40 minutes
Blaze: Blue
Difficulty: Moderate
This trail winds along the rocky cliffs that parallel the rim of the Cheat River canyon, and connects the concession stand and Rock City.
Rock City Trail
Length: 1 mile. Walking time: 45 minutes
Blaze: Red
Difficulty: Easy
An easy to moderate trail that runs from picnic shelter #3 through the area known as Rock City
Rattlesnake trail is mislabeled! That trail was hard and took us 2+ hours with both kids. Beth came along and helped with Jude while I navigated the ground with Jett in a front pack carrier. Jude got tired after starting rock city trail and asked to be carried but after a short stint of time on our shoulders he walked by himself. We saw two millipedes on this trail. Jude saw them and yelled "SNAKE!!!!" We showed him how many feet it had. Jude fell one time down a small rock but other than being surprised, he was well. After the hike Jude played on the playground for a short amount of time. I put him in the car and he fell asleep before we left the park. We had lunch at Ruby Tuesdays after.
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| This was near the beginning as we started to realize we bit off more than we could chew! |
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| Water break |
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| Jett slept some but it was hard cause he was moved around too much with me climbing rocks. |
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| Rock City is beautiful and worth a small hike to it. |
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| This was the trail we meant to go on to get to Rock City. |
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| The rock walls were impressive. Wish I knew this area prior! |
