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North Carolina
FL - Front Lake Trail - HS-46G
0.4 mi
Distance
139 ft
Gain
13 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
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FL - Front Lake Trail - HS-46G
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 139 ft
- Elevation loss
- 139 ft
- Highest point
- 2,176 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,159 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Front Lake Trail is a short 0.41-mile loop in North Carolina with 139 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail follows a loop route around Front Lake.
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