Little Cove Mountain Trail
Virginia
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0.9 mi
Distance
1,040 ft
Gain
22 min
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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Little Cove Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,040 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,040 ft
- Highest point
- 2,559 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,744 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Little Cove Mountain Trail is a 1.88-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 1,040 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,559 feet.
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