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Virginia
Colson Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
238 ft
Gain
13 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
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Colson Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 238 ft
- Elevation loss
- 238 ft
- Highest point
- 1,324 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,242 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Colson Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Virginia covering 1.02 miles with 238 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,324 feet.
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