Who are we?
Northern Pocahontas Community Wellness is committed to the physical health and well being of the residents of northern Pocahontas county, West Virginia. NPCW is an organization that promotes greater access to individual and group exercise through access to exercise facilities and classes and community activities and events. We currently run a small exercise facility in Green Bank, are maintaining and building new trails in northern pocahontas county, and are working to build a new center that will encompass community-wide issues concerning health education, nutrition, physical fitness, and more!
Green Bank Trails
Green Bank Trails is a subgroup of NPCW focussed on the trails and trail system center at the Green Bank Observatory. Currently, NPCW and Green Bank trails are working on a Master Trail Plan. Details on the Master Trail Plan, how to provide feedback on the trails, and details of the current trail system can all be found here.
Northern Pocahontas Wellness Center
The Northern Pocahontas Wellness Center is open daily. Hours change by season, and dues provide numerous discounts for students, seniors, monthly memberships, and annual memberships. Hours and cost of the wellness center can be found on the wellness center activities page as well as the NPCW calendar.
Wellness Activities
The NPCW sponsors, and co-sponsors numerous weekly wellness activities in the northern Pocahontas county region. In addition, each year we sponsor the Space Race Rumpus (June) and two separate triathlons (July and August). A complete list of the activities can be found on the wellness center activities page as well as the NPCW calendar.