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Kentucky
Object Lesson Road
0.4 mi
Distance
146 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
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No access route mapped
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Object Lesson Road
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 146 ft
- Highest point
- 1,576 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,419 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Object Lesson Road is a short out-and-back trail in Kentucky managed by the National Park Service. The trail is 0.36 miles long with 146 feet of elevation gain, reaching a maximum elevation of 1,576 feet.
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