What is the Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail?

  • It is vibrant small riverside towns with unique histories and cultures.
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  • It is country roads winding through rolling green hills filled with autumn colors and the occasional glimpse of the Kanawha River.

  • It is walking in the footsteps of George Washington, Daniel Boone, Mad Anne Bailey and Chief Cornstalk.

  • It is green hills hidden by early morning fog.

  • It is watching boats and barges make their way down the Kanawha River.
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  • It is a place where the development of industry and crafts followed the river. Where once shipbuilding and coopering were major industries. Where steamboats once plied their trade throughout the river. Where the rich river bottomland attracted farms just as the shoals in the river produced abundant fishing industries.