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Virginia
Jones Mountain Trail
5.3 mi
Distance
1,974 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Shenandoah National Park
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Jones Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,974 ft
- Highest point
- 3,680 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,909 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Jones Mountain Trail is a 5.27-mile out-and-back hike in Virginia with 1,974 feet of elevation gain, reaching a maximum elevation of 3,680 feet. The trail is managed by the National Park Service.
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