West Fork River Trail Extension and MAP Project

West Fork River Trail Extension

The City staff and their consultants, CEC, have completed the schematic design of a two mile extension of the West Fork River Trail going from the Norway Trestle to 12th Street close to East-West Stadium. The proposed trailhead, located on 12th Street, will include an all new city park with various amenities based on public input meeting and feedback. The trail will include lighting, benches, and other amenities along the way.

Momentum Adventure Park

The new Momentum Adventure Park (MAP) is the next phase of propelling the City forward through quality of life investments residents have requested for years or even decades. This park contains a skate park, pump track, youth and adult athletic equipment, bouldering area, and more. These highly active recreational amenities do not currently exist at any park within the City or even Marion County and creates a destination park worthy of being the gateway into the city from the West Fork River Trail.

The park also includes a new parking lot, various trails and paths through-out the area, a shaded viewing and rest area to watch your friends and family in action climbing, skateboarding, or BMXing, and a redevelopment of one of the historical building to include a mix of public restrooms, information center, and complimentary commercial uses such as food, drink, and services.

A satellite map showing the proposed route for the West Fork Rail Trail extension.

Momentum Adventure Park Overhead View

Momentum Adventure Park Overhead View

Renders of Momentum Adventure Park

  1. 1 Momentum Adventure Park Gateway Feature
  2. 2 Momentum Adventure Park Skate Park Area
  3. 3 Momentum Adventure Park Bouldering Area
  4. 4 Momentum Adventure Park Pump Track

Public Input Meeting

City of Fairmont will host a public input meeting on October 8th at 5:00pm at the Turley Center, Room 106. The meeting will include a presentation of the project by staff and their consultants as well as time for participants to talk to staff one-one-one about the trail and park to give their feedback.

Additional Information

The park and trail is estimated to cost $4,000,000 with funds primarily coming from the TIF District.

This is the first of several projects to connect the 4.5 mile gap in Fairmont from the existing West Fork River Trail to the MC Trail. Closing this gap is critical to the completion of the Parkersburg to Pittsburgh Corridor which is an over 250 mile rail trail project that will tie into the GAP trail, granting West Virginians and tourists access one of the largest rail trial networks in the country and the proposed Great American Rail-Trail from the east to west coast.