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Flat Top Shortcuts

Distance: 3.9 mi
Elevation gain: 574 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,518 ft
Elevation loss: 568 ft
Minimum elevation: 3,990 ft

Moving time: 1 h 35 m
Moving speed: 2.5 mph
Maximum speed: 5.1 mph
Total time: 2 h 4 m
Global speed: 1.9 mph

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Trail profile

Distance: 3.9 mi
Elevation gain: 574 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,518 ft
Elevation loss: 568 ft
Minimum elevation: 3,990 ft

Moving time: 1 h 35 m
Moving speed: 2.5 mph
Maximum speed: 5.1 mph
Total time: 2 h 4 m
Global speed: 1.9 mph

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About this trail

Name: Flat Top Shortcuts trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: Carriage Barn, Entrance Road, Watauga County, North Carolina, 28605, United States (36.14977 -81.69171)

End: Carriage Barn, Entrance Road, Watauga County, North Carolina, 28605, United States (36.14995 -81.69180)

Coordinates: 36.14977 -81.69180 36.16271 -81.67634

Topography: Watauga County topographic map, elevation, terrain

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