---
id: "2460"
name: Highland Scenic Highway
distance: "43"
duration: Take two hours to drive or four hours to enjoy this byway.
description: Travel through a wild and undeveloped portion of the Monongahela National Forest. Hardwood forests cover rolling, mountainous terrain capped by dark spruce at high elevations. Traverse a narrow and steep-walled valley with views of clear mountain streams. Sights include Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, Summit Lake, and Falls of Hills Creek.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mnf/recarea/?recid=7011
    name: Highland Scenic Highway
websites:
  - url: https://wvtourism.com/company/highland-scenic-highway-usda-forest-service/
    name: West Virginia Travel Guide
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - West Virginia State Scenic Byway
states:
  - WV
ll:
  - -80.53330199999994
  - 38.22510100000005
bounds:
  - - -80.53330199999994
    - 38.17689100000007
  - - -80.09435299999996
    - 38.34159900000003
books: "978-1426219054"

---

Travel through a wild and undeveloped portion of the Monongahela National Forest. Hardwood forests cover rolling, mountainous terrain capped by dark spruce at high elevations. Traverse a narrow and steep-walled valley with views of clear mountain streams. Sights include Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, Summit Lake, and Falls of Hills Creek.