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Massachusetts
Red Maple Swamp Trail
0.8 mi
Distance
105 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
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Inside Cape Cod National Seashore
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 105 ft
- Elevation loss
- 105 ft
- Highest point
- 34 ft
- Lowest point
- 8 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Red Maple Swamp Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Massachusetts managed by the National Park Service. The trail is 0.80 miles long with 105 feet of elevation gain and loss, making it a gentle walk through swamp terrain.
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