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Virginia
Elkwallow Picnic Ground Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
78 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Shenandoah National Park
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 78 ft
- Highest point
- 2,463 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,381 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Elkwallow Picnic Ground Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Virginia managed by the National Park Service. The trail is 0.49 miles long with 78 feet of elevation gain, reaching a maximum elevation of 2,463 feet.
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