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Virginia
POTTS MOUNTAIN
0.9 mi
Distance
239 ft
Gain
22 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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POTTS MOUNTAIN
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 239 ft
- Elevation loss
- 239 ft
- Highest point
- 4,143 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,076 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Potts Mountain is a 1.88-mile out-and-back trail in Virginia with 239 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,143 feet.
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