Cycling
Miles of trails on Cheat Mountain Club’s property and in the surrounding Monongahela National Forest, providing an awesome experience for every skill level of rider. Your cycling experience will be one to remember.
Fly Fishing
There’s no doubt that fly fishing is king at Cheat Mountain Club. The lodge has gone to great lengths to develop and manage a supreme trout fishery. The two miles of the Shavers Fork River that flows through CMC’s property is stocked regularly throughout the better portion of the year and has been restructured to promote a better trout habitat.
Two stocked ponds sit in front of the lodge that also provide great fishing and a wonderful area to enhance your fly casting skills. Countless other water sources such as First Fork and Second Fork, two primary tributaries that feed the Shavers, provide wonderful day trips into the headwaters of the valley. A catch and release section of the Shavers, stocked by the state’s Division of Natural Resources, is just a half an hours drive away. Whatever type of trout your after, the Cheat Mountain area can provide what your looking for.
Guide Service and instruction can be arranged for fly fishing at any time.
Cheat Mountain Club hopes to provide you with a one of a kind fishing experience. Fishing the secluded waters of the Cheat Mountain area can be a fantastic and rewarding experience. Please come and visit to see for yourself.
Cross Country Skiing
Snow, snow and more snow. That is what Cheat Mountain receives from Mother Nature every winter, and especially this winter. Usually in January and February, a permanent base of snow is present on the mountain, so fantastic cross country skiing and snowshoeing is always on tap.
Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of winter activities or a person who has never touched a pair of skis, you will have no trouble having an enjoyable experience in this epic winter wonderland.
Area Attractions
Snowshoe Mountain Resort
If you’re interested in alpine skiing in the winter, or golf in the summer visit one of West Virginia’s premier resorts. For more info call 877-441-4FUN. Approximate drive time from CMC: 55 min.
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Take in the panoramic views of the Greenbrier River Valley or visit the historic logging village of Spruce. Reservations recommended. For tickets and more info call 1-877-MTN-RAIL. Approximate drive time from CMC: 15 min.
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
Visit the impressive museum or take a ride up to an elevation of nearly 5,000ft in one of the last Shay and Heisler-type steam logging locomotives in the world. Reservations recommended. For tickets, or more into call 1-800-WVA. Approximate drive time from CMC: 35 min.
NRAO -National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Hourly tours are offered at the largest fully steerable radio telescope on Earth. For info on tours call (304) 456-2150. Approximate drive time from CMC: 25 min.
Other areas of outdoor interest within a short drive, and a short hike, of CMC include Guadineer Knob which hosts a virgin spruce forest, and the High Falls of the Cheat, one of the most spectacular sights in the Monongahela.
