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Virginia
Big Run Loop Trail-South
3.8 mi
Distance
2,224 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Shenandoah National Park
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Big Run Loop Trail-South
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,224 ft
- Highest point
- 2,860 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,725 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Big Run Loop Trail-South is a 3.81-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia with 2,224 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,860 feet.
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