The West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (WVSTA) is a nonprofit organization founded in the early 1970s and staffed entirely by volunteers. WVSTA built and maintains the Allegheny Trail (ALT) although its long-range goal is to promote and help construct a statewide system of trails that would help prevent overcrowding and degradation of existing trails. Membership in WVSTA is not limited to citizens of West Virginia and can be individual, family or group memberships. Some current members live as far away as Alaska.

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Trail Work Report Form

Cheat Canyon Notice: Allegheny Wood Products (AWP) has temporarily closed the Allegheny Trail through Cheat Canyon for road construction. For instructions on the current route from Mt. Nebo to Muddy Run, please see the new instructions, which should be considered as an addendum to the hiking guide.

Future Re-route Notice: The Army National Guard is enlarging its practice firing range and will close the abandoned county road that the ALT currently uses. National Guard personnel are working with ALT maintainers to establish an alternate route. A re-route is expected before the end of the 2007 summer hiking season.

Trail Warning: Conditions from the intersection with High Falls of Cheat Trail to Gaudineer have greatly improved (Wildell shelter to Gaudineer was recently cleared and partially reblazed). However, the area is subject to high winds and severe weather, so hikers should anticipate and expect deadfall and blowdowns throughout.