Here you can see 4 levels of the trail. It's .65 miles one way and runs from Sunrise Mansion in South Hills to the Amtrak station on MacCorkle Ave. The Mansion was built in 1905 by former West Virginia governor William A MacCorkle. The Trail was used to haul massive building stones up the hill. It's a gently-sloping trail, downhill one way and slightly uphill on the return trip.
For over 40 years beginning in 1961 The non-profit Sunrise Museum called the mansion home. When the Clay Center for the Arts was opened, the museum moved across the river and a private law firm bought the building and renovated the mansion.
The trail is now owned by the City of Charleston and is maintained as a Natural Haven. Today the public can enjoy a little bit of nature in the midst of downtown Charleston.
I'll definitely go back often... soon the birds will return and the leaves will come out on the trees. Then, the City skyline and South Hills traffic sounds will disappear and the sounds of the birds and wind in the trees will be all we'll hear.
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