Cliffside Trail
Virginia
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1.4 mi
Distance
1,036 ft
Gain
28 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Cliffside Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,036 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,036 ft
- Highest point
- 4,951 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,915 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Cliffside Trail is a 2.76-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 1,036 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,951 feet.
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