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Tennessee
Bear Paw Loop
1.3 mi
Distance
809 ft
Gain
51 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 809 ft
- Elevation loss
- 542 ft
- Highest point
- 1,622 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,253 ft
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About this trail
Bear Paw Loop is a 1.34-mile loop trail in Tennessee with 809 feet of elevation gain and 542 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,622 feet.
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