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West Virginia
Island in the Sky Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
126 ft
Gain
11 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
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Island in the Sky Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 126 ft
- Elevation loss
- 208 ft
- Highest point
- 2,441 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,278 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this trail
Island in the Sky Trail is a 0.38-mile point-to-point trail in West Virginia managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail gains 131 feet of elevation and loses 208 feet.
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