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Virginia
Appalachian Trail
53.8 mi
Distance
6,752 ft
Gain
15h 8m
Time
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Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 53.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,752 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,577 ft
- Highest point
- 3,905 ft
- Lowest point
- 996 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
The Appalachian Trail is a 35.25-mile point-to-point trail in Virginia with 6,752 feet of elevation gain and 5,577 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,905 feet.
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