Deckers Creek Trail climbs 1000 feet in the 19 winding miles between the Monongahela River and Morgan Mine Rd east of Reedsville. It’s usually close to Decker’s Creek, with WV7 across the creek. The trail on the former railroad grade (Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad) is paved for 2.5 miles to the city limit, and then packed crushed stone for almost 16 miles to Morgan Mine Rd east of Reedsville. The railroad was completed in 1905 and later acquired and operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It conveyed coal and coke, glass, sand, limestone to distant markets.

In 2006, the Mon River / Caperton / Deckers Creek Trail System was designated as a National Recreation Trail.

The first three miles are in the Morgantown valley, sometimes with a cliff along side, sometimes with the backs of buildings that align Route 7. After leaving Morgantown, the trail is on a bench high above the creek. From MP3 to MP12 the trail is a steady climb of 2 to 3%. From MP12 to MP13 the grade flattens out, to about 1%. After MP13 the trail becomes almost level to MP 18, where it resumes climbing. In the climbing section there is generally a steep drop-off on the creek side, and an almost vertical hill on the other side. Deckers Creek has numerous waterfalls and steep drops, so the creek varies from right along side the trail and other times it is 75 to 100 feet below the trail.

At MP 11.95 is a rock that overhangs the trail, it has blacksmoke on it from the trains.

Past mile 12 the trail emerges onto the plateau the character of the scenery changes to farm fields. Here it brushes small towns but has no true encounter with towns until Reedsville. There are ample signs of mining activity (lime stone) in the valley, most notably the mine near Greer. Just past MP 14.5, off in the field there was a battery of coke ovens. In 2009 one could cross an old railroad trestle and explore, however they havnow been distroyed in an evironmental clean up effort.

Morgantown requires all bicycle riders to wear helmets. They have been known to enforce this rule with tickets.