Old Shawl Gap Trail
Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
898 ft
Gain
42 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Old Shawl Gap Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 898 ft
- Elevation loss
- 898 ft
- Highest point
- 1,744 ft
- Lowest point
- 897 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Old Shawl Gap Trail is a 1.58-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 898 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,744 feet.
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