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Maryland
Switchplate Trail Loop
0.4 mi
Distance
200 ft
Gain
9 min
Time
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Switchplate Trail Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 200 ft
- Elevation loss
- 200 ft
- Highest point
- 527 ft
- Lowest point
- 359 ft
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About this trail
Switchplate Trail Loop is a short out-and-back trail in Maryland covering 0.82 miles with 200 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 527 feet.
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