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Virginia
Buck Mountain Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
269 ft
Gain
16 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 269 ft
- Elevation loss
- 269 ft
- Highest point
- 1,774 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,523 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Buck Mountain Trail is a 0.76-mile out-and-back route in Virginia with 269 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,774 feet.
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