Appalachian Trail
Virginia
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30.7 mi
Distance
4,091 ft
Gain
12h 17m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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Appalachian Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 30.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,091 ft
- Elevation loss
- 6,049 ft
- Highest point
- 5,473 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,489 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
The Appalachian Trail is a 30.71-mile point-to-point trail in Virginia with 4,091 feet of elevation gain and 6,049 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,473 feet.
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