The Marion County Trail, better known as the MCTrail, is a

rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

located in Marion County,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

. Its length is and runs alongside Pricketts Creek from

Fairmont, West Virginia Fairmont is a city in and county seat of Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Fairmont Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marion County, a ...

, to

Prickett's Fort State Park Prickett's Fort State Park is a West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. The park features a reconstructed refuge fort and commemorates life on the Virginia frontier during th ...

and the

Monongahela River The Monongahela River ( , )—often referred to locally as the Mon ()—is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 river on the Allegheny Plateau in North Cen ...

, where it connects with the

Mon River Trail The Mon River Trail is a rail trail located in West Virginia, United States. The trail is composed of two separate sections - the north section and the south section, which are connected by the Caperton Trail. It is relatively flat and follows th ...

. Near its southwestern trailhead, the trail passes through -long Meredith Tunnel, which is lit. * Southwest terminus: Winfield St. in Fairmont, West Virginia () * Northeast terminus: Intersection with Mon River Trail () It is paved for its entire length and is designated as a multi-use non-motorized trail suitable for biking, horseback riding, running and walking/day hiking. It has an average 1% grade.

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{{Reflist Protected areas of Marion County, West Virginia Rail trails in West Virginia Transportation in Marion County, West Virginia