The Wheeling Heritage Trail follows the Ohio River for 16.5 miles along an old railbed and connects Wheeling, West Virginia to Wellsburg, West Virginia. We parked north of Wheeling and walked/rolled north towards Wellsburg. After about 1.5 miles of traveling through a green corridor beside the river the trail climbed to parallel Route 2. We turned around as this point and went south, passing our parking spot and going through downtown Wheeling before turning around again to make a total distance of about 6 miles.
The section of the trail that we were on is very urban. If we do this trail again we'll start at Wellsburg and go south. Google satellite view shows that part of the trail farther away from the highway with less developement.
The trail is in good condition and the only hill we encountered was the section climbing to Route 2.9
Most of the parking areas along the trail are not suitable for large vehicles. We parked at west end of 5th Street where it meets the trail. The parking area is gravel with plenty of room to park and turn around an RV. 5th Street is steep but navigable by any vehicle. Trail 40.07814, -80.72694
Looks like a great biking path, too. Not hilly! :-)
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