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Virginia
Massanutten Trail
3.8 mi
Distance
350 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
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No access route mapped
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Trail character
- Surface
- Singletrack
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Massanutten Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,289 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,289 ft
- Highest point
- 2,538 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,406 ft
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About this trail
Massanutten Trail is a 3.80-mile out-and-back route in Maryland rated expert difficulty by IMBA. The trail gains 884 feet of elevation on singletrack terrain and is managed by the Forest Service.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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