Allegheny Trail Newsletter
May 2026 – Vol 4, No. 5
We appreciate your support to Build, Maintain, Protect, Preserve, Promote and Partner to grow the Allegheny Trail throughout the Appalachian region.
ALT Updates From April
Volunteers tallied hours 473
The ALT grew to 315.7 miles
After several meetings with various land managers, we received approval for the NEW Marlinton Reroute.
Several dedicated volunteers below helped blaze the new route and decommission the old.
Section 3 Marlinton reroute team
Section 1 and 2 “Spring the Trail” work
The ALT team “Trail Kitchen Magicians” won the “Best Chili Spirit” and 1st place for category “Culinary Twist” at the Durbin Chili Cook-Off. This team also donated $100 back to the non-profit Durbin Days Committee.
May on the ALT
ALT will be tabling and
sponsoring the 5K at Cheat Fest
The Ultra- Marathon Race “WV Trail Fest” comes back May 22,23 at Snowshoe- Part of the 50K and 100K races are on the ALT and we help run a hydration station for them.
Section 3 Annual
“Bear Crawl” Work Event
Upcoming Events On the ALT
We have a brand new partnership with Experienced Learning and will be collaborating on a backpacking trip for high schoolers on the Allegheny Trail in July.
This exciting NEW partnership will result in a documentary along the ALT about changing rural economies across West Virginia.
Business Members:
Elkins Randolph County CVB
Greenbrier County CVB
MITEC
Mon Forest Towns Partnership
Pocahontas County CVB
River House – Rowlesburg
Station 2 – Durbin
Trails Interpretive Services
Tucker County CVB
Visit Mountaineer Country CVB
Visit Southern WV CVB
WV Land Trust