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Tennessee
Iron Mountain Trail
4.0 mi
Distance
1,761 ft
Gain
1h 42m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
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Iron Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,761 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,761 ft
- Highest point
- 4,075 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,279 ft
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About this trail
Iron Mountain Trail is a 7.92-mile out-and-back hike in Tennessee with 1,761 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,075 feet.
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