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ENJOY THE MON RIVER / CAPERTON / DECKERS CREEK TRAILS
Currently, 48 miles of the Mon River / Caperton / Deckers Creek Rail-Trails are open for non-motorized use, primarily walking, cycling, jogging, and cross-country skiing with a smooth, durable surface for wheel-chair use and all types of bicycles. In Morgantown and Star City, eight miles of trail are paved, allowing for in-line skating. The rail-trail connects three counties, Marion, Monongalia, and Preston Counties in North Central West Virginia.
The Caperton Trail has an urban feel with neighboring city parks, restaurants, and shops. The relatively flat Mon River Trail meanders along the wooded river valley with occasional bottomland and field habitats. The Deckers Creek Trail is more of a challenge as it climbs at approximately a 2% grade 1,000 feet over 19 miles with rhododendron and hemlock groves, deciduous forests, into more open fields and farmlands in Preston County.
The entire trail network is designated a National Recreation Trail.
2009 is the Greater Morgantown Area's Year of Active Transport. Put on your walking shoes, Pull out the bike or a bus pass, Adventure on to the rail-trail or PRT.
VIEW Active Transport Calendar 2009
Currently, 48 miles of the Mon River / Caperton / Deckers Creek Rail-Trails are open for non-motorized use, primarily walking, cycling, jogging, and cross-country skiing with a smooth, durable surface for wheel-chair use and all types of bicycles. In Morgantown and Star City, eight miles of trail are paved, allowing for in-line skating. The rail-trail connects three counties, Marion, Monongalia, and Preston Counties in North Central West Virginia.
The Caperton Trail has an urban feel with neighboring city parks, restaurants, and shops. The relatively flat Mon River Trail meanders along the wooded river valley with occasional bottomland and field habitats. The Deckers Creek Trail is more of a challenge as it climbs at approximately a 2% grade 1,000 feet over 19 miles with rhododendron and hemlock groves, deciduous forests, into more open fields and farmlands in Preston County.
The entire trail network is designated a National Recreation Trail.
2009 is the Greater Morgantown Area's Year of Active Transport. Put on your walking shoes, Pull out the bike or a bus pass, Adventure on to the rail-trail or PRT.
VIEW Active Transport Calendar 2009
24 Hours at Big Bear - June 13 & 14, 2009
Make pledges to the TEAM MRTC ENDURANCE as they ride a treacherous mountain bike course for 24 hours straight at Big Bear Lake Campland near Hazelton, WV. All pledges will help with trail amenities, maintenance, and construction. Please print and fill out a plege form in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
Make pledges to the TEAM MRTC ENDURANCE as they ride a treacherous mountain bike course for 24 hours straight at Big Bear Lake Campland near Hazelton, WV. All pledges will help with trail amenities, maintenance, and construction. Please print and fill out a plege form in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
9th Deckers Creek Trail Half Marathon Review
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Masontown to Morgantown
A MOUNTAIN-MADE GREAT TIME
ON NATIONAL TRAILS DAY
A record 391 runners crossed the finish line at the 9th annual Deckers Creek Trail Half-Marathon, on June 6, 2009. This celebration of local rail-trails has brought state and national attention to the Mon River Trails Conservancy with its unique mostly downhill 13.1-mile course from Masontown to Morgantown. With ideal race day temperatures, this year's race attracted runners from fourteen states, Washington D.C., and Canada. Some participants came from as far away as Arizona, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, North and South Carolina, and Indiana and ranged in age from 14 to 76.Results and pictures are available at www.iplayoutside.com.
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
Masontown to Morgantown
A MOUNTAIN-MADE GREAT TIME
ON NATIONAL TRAILS DAY
A record 391 runners crossed the finish line at the 9th annual Deckers Creek Trail Half-Marathon, on June 6, 2009. This celebration of local rail-trails has brought state and national attention to the Mon River Trails Conservancy with its unique mostly downhill 13.1-mile course from Masontown to Morgantown. With ideal race day temperatures, this year's race attracted runners from fourteen states, Washington D.C., and Canada. Some participants came from as far away as Arizona, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, North and South Carolina, and Indiana and ranged in age from 14 to 76.Results and pictures are available at www.iplayoutside.com.
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