Lovers Leap Viewpoint loop from Fayetteville

02:52

49.9km

850m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.0 km for 226 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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18.7 km

Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area

Nature Reserve

26.1 km

Lovers Leap Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Though perhaps less frequently visited than Long Point or other overlooks further south in the New River Gorge, Lovers Leap is certainly worthy of the efforts taken to reach it on foot.

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39.3 km

Climbers' Trail

Highlight • Climb

Just to the north of the New River Gorge Bridge on Fayette Station Road (one-way), a climbing area access trail splits off and turns back uphill. Nothing prevents hikers from …

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49.9 km

End point

Parking

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