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Virginia
Humpback Rocks Trail
0.9 mi
Distance
1,333 ft
Gain
52 min
Time
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Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,333 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,333 ft
- Highest point
- 3,280 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,388 ft
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- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Humpback Rocks Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 1,333 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,280 feet.
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