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Tennessee
Thunder Rock Express Trail
1.3 mi
Distance
1,109 ft
Gain
38 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
- 1,109 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,109 ft
- Highest point
- 1,631 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,253 ft
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About this trail
Thunder Rock Express Trail is a 2.62-mile out-and-back hike in Tennessee with 1,109 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,631 feet.
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