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Tennessee
Quartz Loop
1.7 mi
Distance
409 ft
Gain
46 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 409 ft
- Elevation loss
- 395 ft
- Highest point
- 2,096 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,895 ft
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About this trail
Quartz Loop is a 1.69-mile loop trail in Tennessee with 409 feet of elevation gain and 395 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2096 feet.
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