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New River Gorge National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
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About
Discover the heart of Appalachia with this self-guided tour of the stunning New River Gorge National Park! Check out the world-famous, record-smashing New River Gorge Bridge. Learn about the West Virginia mine wars. And get to know a few of the park’s most iconic critters, from the hellbender to the black bear! Each stop provides gorgeous views, unforgettable experiences, and narratives that will have you on the edge of your seat!
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT an entrance ticket to the park
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Begin from Canyon Rim Visitor Center, 162 Visitor Center Rd, Lansing. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
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Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
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How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
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Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
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Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
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Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Coming up in about half a mile is the Kaymoor Trail, a daunting 16-mile trail that runs alongside the gorge. But this trail isn’t just for hardcore hikers! Just 500 feet down the trail sits Wolf Creek Falls, tumbling beautifully down a series of rapids.
Note: The tour is over 62+ miles long, with more than 69 audio stories, and takes about 2-3 hours to complete.
New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
10 minutes
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Fayetteville
If the name sounds a little familiar, it should. Fayetteville gets its name from the Marquis de Lafayette! That was the young Frenchman who became an essential advisor and general to George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
10 minutes
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Canyon Rim Visitor Center
Welcome to New River Gorge National Park! From the lofty heights of its iconic bridge to the dark depths of its famous coal mines, this brand-new National Park is truly unlike anywhere else in America.
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Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
It’s named for Tunney Hunsaker, a police chief from Fayetteville. Hunsaker is best known for another feat: He was Muhammad Ali’s first professional opponent! As you might imagine, Hunsaker lost the fight. Still, he didn’t make it easy for Ali.
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Concho Rim Overlook
From this viewpoint, we can look out over a dramatic horseshoe-shaped bend in the New River. The detour takes us a little off the beaten path, but this is one of the most iconic views in New River Gorge.
10 minutes
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Oak Hill
In 1952, on the final night of the year, a snowstorm swept across the South. Williams found himself stuck in Montgomery, Alabama, where he hired a college student named Charlie Carr to drive him all the way to Ohio.
10 minutes
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Dunloup Creek Falls
We’re approaching Dunloup Creek Falls. Here, Dunloup Creek intersects with the New River, where it falls 20 feet down a stunning sandstone shelf.
10 minutes
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Mount Hope
Like most towns in this area of West Virginia, Mount Hope’s story begins with the discovery of coal. In the late 1800s, miners found coal at nearby Turkey Knob. It was only a matter of time before the streets of Mount Hope were teeming with industrious miners and their families.
10 minutes
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Thomas Burford Pugh Memorial Bridge
We’re about to cross the Thomas Burford Pugh Bridge, which crosses the New River at the tiny town of Prince. Although we’ll drive over the bridge for free today, this wasn’t always the case. Back in the 1930s, each driver would have to pay a hefty fee of… 25 cents! Hey, that was a lot of money during the Great Depression!
10 minutes
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Quinnimont
At one time, nearly 500 people lived in Quinnimont. Almost everyone had some connection to the nearby mines.
10 minutes
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Layland Miners Memorial
Up ahead are the remnants of Layland, a former coal town. Keep an eye out on our left in just a moment for a collection of abandoned coal company houses. These broken-down buildings were owned by the local mining company, who rented the homes to their impoverished workers.
10 minutes
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Meadow Bridge
We’re now making our way through the small town of Meadow Bridge. While we’ve seen many coal towns today, this is our first real timber town. The nearby Meadow River Lumber Company once cut and sold millions of feet of lumber.
10 minutes
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Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls are the largest series of falls on the entire New River! These falls formed over millennia, as the force of the New River eroded the soft rock beneath the layers of sandstone.
New River Gorge National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
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About
Discover the heart of Appalachia with this self-guided tour of the stunning New River Gorge National Park! Check out the world-famous, record-smashing New River Gorge Bridge. Learn about the West Virginia mine wars. And get to know a few of the park’s most iconic critters, from the hellbender to the black bear! Each stop provides gorgeous views, unforgettable experiences, and narratives that will have you on the edge of your seat!
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT an entrance ticket to the park
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Begin from Canyon Rim Visitor Center, 162 Visitor Center Rd, Lansing. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.