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Virginia
Swamp Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
651 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington Memorial Parkway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 651 ft
- Elevation loss
- 651 ft
- Highest point
- 276 ft
- Lowest point
- 172 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Swamp Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Virginia covering 0.88 miles with 651 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 276 feet.
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