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Kentucky
Sheltowee Trace Trail
3.0 mi
Distance
4,540 ft
Gain
2h 8m
Time
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Inside Daniel Boone National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,540 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,540 ft
- Highest point
- 1,013 ft
- Lowest point
- 755 ft
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About this trail
Sheltowee Trace Trail is a 5.94-mile out-and-back trail in Kentucky with 4,540 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,013 feet.
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