Hike a Month: APRIL! Falls of Hills Creek

After visiting the town of Elkins for their annual Ramps and Rails Festival (I had enough ramps to last me all year), we took the scenic route back to Charleston, through the Monongahela National Forest. We stopped to see the Falls of Hills Creek, located in Pocahontas County near the Cranberry Mountain Nature Center.

The initial 1,700 feet of the trail, which leads to the first of the three waterfalls, is handicap accessible. After that, there are a lot of stairs. The trail is short, but, be warned... there are a lot of stairs. I walked the trail in flip-flops (not brilliant).  The whole thing is close to a mile long, and the second and third waterfalls are worth your time and effort.

I've been battling a nasty cold and needed to pick a relatively short/easy hike for May, and I'm not sure this hike actually qualified as "easy" due to the number of stairs. But it was doable, even with a little cough and a clogged up nose. I expect our May hike to be a challenging one! I grabbed some WV hiking guide books at the library today so I can pick a really good trail. Stay tuned.