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West Virginia
Cheat Mountain Ridge Trail
6.9 mi
Distance
3,677 ft
Gain
3h 7m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Monongahela National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,677 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,677 ft
- Highest point
- 4,507 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,080 ft
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About this trail
Cheat Mountain Ridge Trail is a 13.88-mile out-and-back hike in West Virginia with 3,677 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,507 feet.
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