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Virginia
Bluff Trail
7.7 mi
Distance
1,462 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Shenandoah National Park
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Bluff Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,462 ft
- Highest point
- 2,552 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,977 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Bluff Trail is a 7.66-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia managed by the National Park Service. The trail gains 1,462 feet of elevation over its round trip and reaches a maximum elevation of 2,552 feet.
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