Towns, Counties, Private lands,
State lands, and Federal lands
along the Mary Ingles Trail

(HOPE YOU CAN USE SOME OF THEM)

Trail organizations in WV and VA along Mary Ingles’ journey route

Mary Ingles Trail Blazers Chapter of the WVSTA, you are here!

Kanawha Trace 
[1] kanawhatrace.org/ 
[2] facebook.com/TheKanawhaTrace/ 

Kanawha Trail Club
facebook.com/Kanawhatrailclub/

Kanawha Valley Trail Alliance
kanawhavalleytrailalliance.wildapricot.org/

River to Ridges Heritage Trail
riverstoridges.com/   &  
facebook.com/riverstoridges/

THE LIST BELOW INDICATES PRESENT-DAY PLACES ALONG MARY’S JOURNEY ROUTE IN WV AND VA (counties, towns, private lands, state lands, and federal lands). 

  • RED TEXT INDICATES PLACES ALONG HER JOURNEY INTO CAPTIVITY

  • GREEN TEXT INDICATES PLACES ALONG HER ESCAPE ROUTE. 

  • BLACK TEXT INDICATES BOTH JOURNEYS. 

  • CAPITAL LETTERS INDICATE TRAILS THAT ARE NAMED AFTER MARY. 

  • AN ASTERISK (*) INDICATES YOU CAN WALK WHERE MARY WALKED OR CLOSE TO WHERE MARY WALKED.

Counties in WV and VA along Mary Ingles’ journey route (from west to east)

Cabell County, WV
http://www.cabellcounty.org/ 

Mason County, WV
https://masoncountywv.gov/ 

Putnam County, WV
https://putnamcountygov.com/departments_directory.php

*MARY INGLES TRAIL on Appalachian Power Company’s property
https://visitputnamwv.com/place/mary-ingles-trail/ 

https://www.wvscenictrails.org/mdit-winfield-aep-property 

Kanawha County, WV
https://kanawha.us/ 

*Verizon Boat ramp
https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

*Paint Creek Driving Tour https://paintcreekwv.org/driving-tour/

Fayette County, WV
*Paint Creek Driving Tour https://paintcreekwv.org/driving-tour/


Raleigh County, WV
*Paint Creek Driving Tour https://paintcreekwv.org/driving-tour/

Summers County, WV
https://www.summerscountywv.gov/ 

Monroe County, WV
https://www.monroecountywv.gov/ 

Giles County, VA
https://virginiasmtnplayground.com/ 

Montgomery County, VA
https://montva.com/

Incorporated towns and others in WV and VA along Mary Ingles’ journey route (from west to east)

Kenova, WV https://kenovawv.com/ 

*Virginia Point Park https://kenovawv.com/parks 

Ceredo, WV https://www.ceredowv.gov/ 

Huntington, WV https://www.cityofhuntington.com/ 

*Paul Ambrose Trail For Health (PATH) https://www.cityofhuntington.com/assets/pdf/PATHMasterPlan2016_Layout_080116_FINALREPORT.pdf

Henderson, WV

Point Pleasant, WV https://visitpointpleasantwv.com/ 

*Riverfront Park and Fort Randolph at Krodel Park https://visitpointpleasantwv.com/see-do/ 

Leon, WV *Boat ramp   https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

Buffalo, WV https://buffalo.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx 

*Picnic shelter and boat ramp   https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

Eleanor, WV https://eleanorwv.com/ 

*Eleanor Town Park https://eleanorwv.com/parks-and-recreation/ 

https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7030462/eleanor-city-park-trail 

Winfield, WV https://www.cityofwinfield.net/ 

*Boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

Bancroft, WV (unincorp.) https://bancroftwv.com/ 

*Boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish

Poca, WV https://www.facebook.com/townofpoca/ 

*Boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

Nitro, WV https://cityofnitro.org/ 

*Boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

Saint Albans, WV https://stalbanswv.com/ 

*Roadside Park Port of Saint Albans 

https://www.saparkswv.com/places/roadside-park-port-of-st-albans/ 

*Morgan’s Plantation Kitchen Museum. https://www.stalbanshistory.com/morgans-kitchen.html 

*Walhonde Coal River Water Trail, St. Albans access area.

https://www.coalrivergroup.com/water-trail.html

Dunbar, WV https://www.cityofdunbarwv.gov/ 

*Hopewell Mound at Shawnee Regional Park https://theclio.com/entry/19178

*Boat ramp. https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

South Charleston, WV https://cityofsouthcharleston.com/ 

Charleston, WV https://www.charlestonwv.gov/ 

*Kanawha River Trail https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/west-virginia/kanawha-river-trail--3

*Daniel Boone Park and boat ramp 

https://charlestonwv.gov/government/city-departments/parks-recreation 

Malden, WV (unincorp.) https://theclio.com/tour/1102 

Marmet, WV https://townofmarmetwv.us/ 

Belle, WV https://www.townofbellewv.com/ 

Chesapeake, WV https://www.facebook.com/chesadmin/ 

*Chesapeake boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish 

East Bank, WV

Cedar Grove, WV  

Glasgow, WV (unincorp.) https://townofglasgow.org/

*Boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish

Hansford, WV *Boat ramp https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish

Pratt, WV https://townofpratt.com/ 

Handley, WV

Montgomery, WV https://montgomery.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx 

*Boat ramp (Mary walked on the opposite side) https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish

Smithers, WV (Mary walked on the opposite side) https://www.facebook.com/cityofsmithers1938/ 

Gauley Bridge, WV (Mary walked on the opposite side)

Fayetteville, WV https://fayettevillewv.gov/ 

Hinton, WV https://www.hintonwva.com/ 

Glen Lyn, VA https://glenlyn.org/ 

*MARY DRAPER INGLES TRAIL https://glenlyn.org/trails/ 

Rich Creek, VA http://www.richcreek.org/ 

Narrows, VA https://townofnarrows.org/ 

*Camp Success river access https://townofnarrows.org/camp-success-campground/ 

Pembroke, VA https://pembrokeva.org/

Pearisburg, VA https://www.pearisburg.org/ 

Eggleston, VA (unincorp., where Adam Harman found Mary in his cornfield) 

Blacksburg, VA https://www.blacksburg.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/54/78 

*Virginia Tech Duck Pond (site of Draper’s Meadow settlement, where Mary was captured)

https://www.virginia.org/listing/virginia-tech-duck-pond/6316/ 

Radford, VA https://www.radfordva.gov/ 

*MARY DRAPER INGLES TRAIL https://www.marydraperingles.com/

https://www.marydraperingles.com/the-trail

*Riverway Trail https://www.traillink.com/trail/riverway-trail-(radford)/ 

https://www.radfordva.gov/Search?searchPhrase=riverway%20trail 

*The Ingles Farm (Mary’s residence upon her return)     https://www.radfordva.gov/501/Ingles-Farm 

State-operated lands in WV and VA along Mary Ingles’ journey route (from west to east)

Greenbottom Wildlife Management Area https://wvdnr.gov/wmamapproj/pdf/pdf150/GreenBottomFinal11x17_150dpi.pdf

*Riverview Trail, Blue Heron Trail, and Weir Trail.

*Tu-Endie-Wei State Park https://wvstateparks.com/park/tu-endie-wei-state-park/

Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area

https://wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ChiefCornstalkWMA_11x17.pdf

McCausland Wildlife Management Area

https://wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/McCauslandWMA_11x17.pdf *Riverbank.

Amherst-Plymouth Wildlife Management Area

https://wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AmherstPlymouthWMA_11x17.pdf

Kanawha State Forest https://wvstateparks.com/park/kanawha-state-forest/ 

MARY INGLES TRAIL https://wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/KanawhaSF_11x17.pdf

https://www.wvscenictrails.org/mdit-in-kanawha-state-forest 

*Kanawha Falls Fishing Access (Mary walked on opposite side)

https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish

Gauley Mountain Fishing Access (Mary walked on opposite side)

https://www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/map/?v=fish *Gated fishing access road.

Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area (Mary walked on opposite side)

https://wvdnr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CottonHillWMA_11x17.pdf   *Fishing access trails.

Hawks Nest State Park (Mary walked on opposite side)

https://wvstateparks.com/park/hawks-nest-state-park/ *Fisherman Trail

Federally operated lands in WV and VA along Mary Ingles’ journey route (from west to east)

*Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam

https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Portals/73/docs/Civil%20Works/Ohio%20River%20System%20Projects/Navigation%20Projects/Huntington%20District/Ohio%20River/Ohio%20River,%20Robert%20C%20Byrd%20FINAL.pdf

*Winfield Locks and Dam

https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Portals/73/docs/Civil%20Works/Ohio%20River%20System%20Projects/Navigation%20Projects/Huntington%20District/Kanawha%20River/Kanawha%20River,%20Winfield%20FINAL.pdf

*Marmet Locks and Dam

https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Portals/73/docs/Civil%20Works/Ohio%20River%20System%20Projects/Navigation%20Projects/Huntington%20District/Kanawha%20River/Kanawha%20River,%20Marmet%20FINAL.pdf

*MARY INGLES TRAIL is being developed as of 2023.

*London Locks and Dam

https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Portals/73/docs/Civil%20Works/Ohio%20River%20System%20Projects/Navigation%20Projects/Huntington%20District/Kanawha%20River/Kanawha%20River,%20London%20FINAL.pdf

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
https://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm 

*Nuttallburg area trails (Mary walked on the opposite side) https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/nuttallburg-trails.htm 

*Cunard, Thurmond, and Stonecliff area trails

https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/cunard-thurmond-and-stone-cliff-area-trails.htm 

*Brooks and Sandstone area trails 

https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/sandstone-brooks-area-trails.htm 

Bluestone Lake
https://www.facebook.com/USACEBLUESTONELAKE/

*MARY DRAPER INGLES TRAIL
https://glenlyn.org/trails/


Bluestone National Scenic River
https://www.nps.gov/blue/index.htm  
*Bluestone turnpike trail.

Other links of organizations with a history or trail connection to the Mary Ingles story

Appalachian Living History
appalachianlivinghistory.com/

Midland Trail National Scenic Highway
[1] www.midlandtrail.com/ 
[2]wvtourism.com/company/midland-trail-national-scenic-highway/ 

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
appalachiantrail.org/explore/communities/pearisburg-va/ 
(The AT crosses New River at Pearisburg, along Mary’s route)