Boy Scout-Thunderstruck Loop

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Allowed

This trail starts off with a climbing-only trail with three segments: Lower Boy Scout, Middle Boy Scout, and Upper Boy Scout, then links to the full Thunderstruck descent via South Prospect Rock Trail. This is an excellent loop that will have you grinning from bottom to top, and back down!

Boy Scout is a climbing-only trail.

Upper Thunderstruck, in particular, is a challenging trail with serious consequences. Consider wearing a full-face helmet and also body armor.

From the parking lot, start up the beautiful machine-built climb of Boy Scout Trail. The trail never gets too steep or too rough.

The Lower Boy Scout section climbs from the Batt parking lot to the top of the skills park and the top of the trails Even Flow and Connection, which leads to other Skills Park trails. Middle Boy Scout then climbs a bit steeper to the top of Party On!, Middle Giddy-Up, and the top of Upper Girl Scout. From here, Upper Boy Scout gets a bit steeper and rougher as it climbs to the top of the mountain. Stop and take in the views on the climb and enjoy the rock work.

From the top, turn left and follow South Prospect Rock Trail to the top of Upper Thunderstruck. Though only 3.2 miles back to the parking lot, this full descent is a workout for both your legs and upper body! Rocky, steep, and lots of "texture".

Thunderstruck starts off with a BANG right from the beginning. If you don't like the look of the entrance, don't attempt this trail! This is not a typical trail, but a mix of the vision of five different world-class IMBA builders: Josh C., Joey K., Chris O., Tyler, and Diddy. Each section has their feel.

The trail starts machine-built, transitions to narrow, rough hand-built, and then finishes with machine-built. As you descend, the difficulty goes down as well, which you'll appreciate since your arms and legs will be burning!

Upper section of Boy Scout climbs through sections of the first trail we opened at Cacapon: Giddy-Up!

Thunderstruck was built to honor the CCC heritage of Cacapon, and we used the ACC (Appalachian Conservation Corps) to hand-build large portions of the trail. Thunderstruck was also built using RTP funds from WV DOT!