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Virginia
Channels Trail
4.9 mi
Distance
3,075 ft
Gain
2h 53m
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,075 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,075 ft
- Highest point
- 3,758 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,804 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this trail
Channels Trail is a 9.74-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 3,075 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,758 feet.
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