//Fayetteville’s Mountain Bike Momentum

Fayetteville’s Mountain Bike Momentum

In the midst of a global pandemic, the West Virginia town built 17 miles of singletrack in six months. And they’re just getting started. 

Last October, the West Virginia adventure hub of Fayetteville rekindled an otherwise dark year with a bright light: the opening of Wolf Creek Trails. Tucked up on a hill three miles south of town, the 17-mile network of singletrack is Fayetteville’s largest purpose-built trail system and the first of its kind to be constructed for public use outside of federal public lands.

“Fayetteville has always been known as a whitewater and climbing destination,” says Abbie Newell, Fayette County assistant resource coordinator and president of the Fayette Trail Coalition. “Now we’re adding [mountain bike] trails, which will truly make this place a multi-day, multisport destination.” 

While the Wolf Creek Trails are the newest mountain bike-friendly singletrack in town, they’re hardly the first. People have been riding in