Tucker Trail
Virginia
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0.7 mi
Distance
839 ft
Gain
39 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
2 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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Tucker Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 839 ft
- Elevation loss
- 839 ft
- Highest point
- 2,177 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,355 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Tucker Trail is a 1.46-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 839 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,177 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,372 ft
- High point
- 2,177 ft
- Total climbing
- 839 ft
- Total descent
- 839 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 58% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Eastern Divide Ranger District · Ranger district
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Eastern Divide Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Prohibitions at Cascades Recreation Area
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Construction near Appalachian Trail on Peter's Mountain
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- KellyHiking0.1 mi
- LoopHiking1.2 mi
- HelmsHiking1.2 mi
- Craig CreekCamping1.5 mi
- Price - Broad MountainHiking1.9 mi
- ElmoreHiking2.1 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation AreaCamping2.5 mi
- The PinesCamping7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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