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Kentucky
Alpine Trail Short #520A
0.3 mi
Distance
276 ft
Gain
11 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Daniel Boone National Forest
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Alpine Trail Short #520A
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 276 ft
- Elevation loss
- 276 ft
- Highest point
- 1,198 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,147 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Alpine Trail Short #520A is a short out-and-back trail in Kentucky covering 0.7 miles with 276 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,198 feet.
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