BUFFALO MOUNTAIN TRAIL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The Buffalo Mountain Trail System located between Williamson, Delbarton, and Matewan, West Virginia consists of 62.4 total miles of trail. The Buffalo Mountain Trail System has two trailhead/ranger stations, the Rev. Compton Park Trailhead located just outside Williamson and the Matewan Trailhead located in historic Matewan. The Buffalo Mountain Trail is most commonly known as being the most historic trail of all the Hatfield-McCoy systems and has three community connectors. The breakdown in trail percentage on the Buffalo Trail System is as follows: 61% are green trails (easiest), 14.5% are blue trails (more difficult), 12.5% are black trails (most difficult), 2% are red/black (extreme difficult),and 9% are orange trails (single track only). This trail system has direct access to the cities of Matewan, Delbarton, and Williamson, WV. Each of these trails offer fuel, full service food, and lodging services.