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55 Mile GWNF Wheeling Tour

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Trail stats

Distance
55.24 mi
Elevation gain
9,078 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
8,474 ft
Max elevation
4,080 ft
TrailRank 
16
Min elevation
4,080 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
8 hours 30 minutes
Coordinates
5595
Uploaded
May 24, 2013
Recorded
May 2013
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near Oronoco, Virginia (United States)

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Itinerary description

All day 55 mile wheeling tour in the George Washington National Forest. Includes Shoe Creek.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,320 ft

Appalachian Trail @ Shoe Creek

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,598 ft

Country Store

Country Store

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,914 ft

FR Unk

Nice trail. Also blazed as a blue hiking trail. Not shown in the MVUM.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,239 ft

FR1167C

Not shown on MVUM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,296 ft

FR1176

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,081 ft

FR1176 gate

Seasonal

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,268 ft

FR2461

Brush Mountain

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,473 ft

FR51

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,069 ft

FR520

5.5 mile seasonal 4/1-1/10

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,031 ft

FR520 End1

5.5 mile seasonal 4/1-1/10

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,080 ft

GWNF Antenna1

FAA Tower. Good view from nearby rocks.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,744 ft

GWNF Camp105

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,587 ft

GWNF Camp106

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,336 ft

GWNF Camp107

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,281 ft

GWNF Camp108

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,297 ft

GWNF Camp109

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,464 ft

GWNF End10

No gate. Just tank traps and some vegetation. Links up with other roads on Google Earth. Worth exploring.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,830 ft

GWNF End4

END OF RD -CONT AS TR

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,266 ft

GWNF House1

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,224 ft

GWNF House2

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,750 ft

GWNF Intersec

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,677 ft

GWNF Intersec101

Intersec w/FR246

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,547 ft

GWNF Intersec102

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,663 ft

GWNF Intersec103

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,414 ft

GWNF Intersec104

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