Saint Mary's Gorge
Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
124 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Saint Mary's Gorge
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 124 ft
- Highest point
- 2,021 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,894 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Saint Mary's Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Saint Mary's Gorge is a 1.56-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 124 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 2021 feet.
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