North Bend Rail Trail
| North Bend Rail Trail State Park | |
| West Virginia State Park | |
 North Bend Rail Trail east of Cairo
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| Country | United States |
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| State | West Virginia |
| County | Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Wood |
| Elevation | 856 ft (260.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°17′06″N 80°58′14″W / 39.28500°N 80.97056°WCoordinates: 39°17′06″N 80°58′14″W / 39.28500°N 80.97056°W |
| Length | 72 mi (116 km) |
| Owner | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
| Nearest city | Pennsboro, West Virginia |
  Location of North Bend Rail Trail State Park at Pennsboro in West Virginia
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| Website: North Bend Rail Trail State Park | |
The North Bend Rail Trail is a 72-mile (116 km) rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. It is operated by West Virginia State Parks and is part of the American Discovery Trail.
Running parallel to U.S. Route 50, the rail trail extends from the community of Wolf Summit west of Clarksburg at its eastern end to I-77 near Parkersburg at its western end, passing through Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie and Wood Counties and the towns of Salem, West Union, Pennsboro, Ellenboro and Cairo, as well as North Bend State Park and numerous unincorporated communities.
The North Bend Rail Trail was built on one of the most distinguished railroad lines in U.S. history. Chartered in 1851, the Northwestern Virginia Railroad built 103 miles from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) mainline at Grafton, West Virginia, to the Ohio River at Parkersburg, West Virginia. The line was sold to the B&O upon completion on May 1, 1857 and became known as the B&O Parkersburg Branch.
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