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Virginia
Austin Mountain Trail
3.1 mi
Distance
1,444 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Shenandoah National Park
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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Austin Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,444 ft
- Highest point
- 2,736 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,422 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Austin Mountain Trail is a 3.08-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 1,444 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,736 feet.
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