Hike Castle Rock Loop New River Gorge National Park, WV

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This short loop firsts heads down to a great overlook of the New River Gorge before setting off on the Castle Rock Trail, which hugs beautiful cliff faces and has great views of the gorge. I enjoyed this unqiue trail, despite being very short. The trail ends at a junction with the Grandview Rim Trail, which I followed south back to the trailhead. The Grandview Rim Trail here is uneventful and the views are obscured by trees. I'd recommend actually just taking the Castle Rock Trail back, foregoing the western section of the loop.

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Main overlook, before starting along the Castle Rock Trail.

Along the Castle Rock Trail.

The start of the interesting sandstone cliff face.

Beautiful sandstone cliff.

The Castle Rock Trail hugs the cliffs on the left.

Stairs leading to the end of the Castle Rock Trail.

A viewpoint along the Grandview Rim Trail.

Along the Grandview Rim Trail, which took me back to the trailhead.

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