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Virginia
TAILINGS LOOP
2.5 mi
Distance
669 ft
Gain
1h 11m
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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TAILINGS LOOP
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 669 ft
- Elevation loss
- 669 ft
- Highest point
- 3,426 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,286 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Tailings Loop is a 2.54-mile loop trail in Virginia with 669 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,426 feet.
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