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West Virginia
Lynn Knob
6.6 mi
Distance
1,414 ft
Gain
2h 28m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Monongahela National Forest
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Lynn Knob
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,414 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,414 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- IRA - INVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA
About this trail
Lynn Knob is a moderate out-and-back trail in West Virginia offering 6.59 miles of hiking through the region's characteristic Appalachian terrain. This route takes hikers to an elevated knob with rewarding views of the surrounding landscape, combining steady climbing with forest walking typical of West Virginia's ridge country.
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