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Kentucky
Whites Cave Trail
0.6 mi
Distance
259 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Mammoth Cave National Park
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Whites Cave Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 259 ft
- Elevation loss
- 259 ft
- Highest point
- 812 ft
- Lowest point
- 613 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Conservation
About this trail
Whites Cave Trail is a 1.18-mile out-and-back route in Kentucky with 259 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 812 feet.
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