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Virginia
ATV TraIl 553
0.9 mi
Distance
221 ft
Gain
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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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Trail character
- Surface
- Singletrack
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ATV TraIl 553
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 281 ft
- Elevation loss
- 281 ft
- Highest point
- 1,678 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,438 ft
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About this trail
ATV TraIl 553 is a short out-and-back singletrack in Maryland covering 0.92 miles with 273 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an easy, accessible route on singletrack terrain and is rated as an IMBA Easy / Green Circle route.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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