7.7 mi from the trailheadHorseshoe Recreation Area
Campground · WV
1.8 mi one way · 230 ft climb · 3,229 ft high point
WV · OpenStreetMap contributors
Red Spruce Trail extends 1.8 miles through Blackwater Falls State Park, passing near Balanced Rock and Elakala Falls.
230 ft of gain and 195 ft of descent.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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