Destinations · West Virginia
Morgantown
WV · 39.6336, -79.9506
Old Route 7 Byway, Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway and Cheat River Byway are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Morgantown, West Virginia.
Understand
Morgantown is located on steeply rolling hills along the Monongahela River in North-Central West Virginia, also known as 'Mountaineer Country' and the 'I-79 High-Tech Corridor'. It is the largest city in a greater urban conglomeration including the smaller cities of Fairmont and Clarksburg, the smaller town of Grafton and their surrounding suburbs and smaller towns. The combined population of the greater Morgantown-anchored 6-county area is approximately 260,000 making this area the state's second largest urban conglomeration after the Charleston-Huntington area.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
6 scenic drives near Morgantown
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Morgantown. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Historic National Road - Pennsylvania
All-American Road · 22 mi out
- 02
Old Route 7 Byway
State scenic byway · 2 mi out
- 03
Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 18 mi out
- 04
Cheat River Byway
State scenic byway · 19 mi out
- 05
- 06
Mountain Maryland Byway
State scenic byway · 28 mi out
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Morgantown are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Old Route 7 Byway · 2 mi
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway · 18 mi
- Cheat River Byway · 19 mi
- Northwestern Turnpike · 20 mi
- Historic National Road - Pennsylvania · 22 mi · national
- Mountain Maryland Byway · 28 mi
Public land
- Monongahela National Forest · 30 mi
Lookouts
- Point Lookout · 22 mi
Named places
- Don Knotts · 0 mi
- Ware Jamison Gateway · 0 mi
- Whitemoore Park · 0 mi
- Whitemoore Park · 0 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace · 0 mi
- Stanley's Spot Dog Park · 0 mi
- Woodburn Playground · 1 mi
- Hazel Ruby McQuain Park · 1 mi
A day out of Morgantown, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Morgantown.
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