Green Bank’s main trail rule? Power down those smartphones. Hikers eager to experience the ultimate unplugged getaway can veer off the ALT at Green Bank, where an access point connects to the observatory’s 15 miles of public, telescope view trails.
This scenic hike traverses renowned West Virginia marvels like Blackwater Falls State Park and Dolly Sods Wilderness before joining the famed Appalachian Trail at the Virginia border. (NRQZ-approved cell service is available at Snowshoe, Holstine says.) Another West Virginia gem, the 330-mile Allegheny Trail (ALT), crosses over 100 miles of the NRQZ’s mountainous terrain. This radio silence zone is to protect the area from being overwhelmed with radio waves, the very thing the astronomers are studying. Accommodations range from camping and yurt-style glamping options to log cabins and Snowshoe Mountain, a cozy ski resort with upscale digs and over 250 skiable acres. In 1958, the Federal Communications Commission established the 13,000-square-mile National Radio Quiet Zone, a one-of-a-kind area encompassing Green Bank. Polar bear measures will be taken inside red zone. If you see a polar bear close to town or inside town, call the watchman and keep safe distance, preferably from inside. Serrated quartzite spears atop Seneca Rocks, the Mon’s rock-climbing oasis, loom 900 feet above the North Fork River. Due to the risk of meeting a polar bear, you must always bring along a firearm when you leave the settlement. The forest’s pine-speckled Spruce Mountain claims the state’s highest summit: Spruce Knob at 4,861 feet.
Monongahela, known as “the Mon,” allures adventure travelers with rushing rivers, thick bogs, craggy peaks, and little to no cell service.
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