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North Carolina
Loran Road Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
14 ft
Gain
8 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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No access route mapped
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Loran Road Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 14 ft
- Elevation loss
- 14 ft
- Highest point
- 16 ft
- Lowest point
- 6 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Loran Road Trail is a short out-and-back trail in North Carolina managed by the National Park Service. The trail is 0.38 miles and features 14 feet of elevation loss with a maximum elevation of 16 feet.
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