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Virginia
BIG WILSON CREEK
1.9 mi
Distance
1,372 ft
Gain
44 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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BIG WILSON CREEK
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,372 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,372 ft
- Highest point
- 4,670 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,690 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
BIG WILSON CREEK is a 3.76-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia with 1,372 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,670 feet.
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