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Texas
Big Loop
7.3 mi
Distance
714 ft
Gain
2h 41m
Time
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in Texas
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Big Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 714 ft
- Elevation loss
- 714 ft
- Highest point
- 319 ft
- Lowest point
- 221 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Big Loop is a 7.30-mile out-and-back trail in Texas with 517 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
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