0.8 mi from the trailheadLoft Mountain Campground
Campground · VA

21.0 mi loop · 4,414 ft gain · 2,891 ft high point · Very hard
From Doyles River Falls, a loop with the Doyles River Trail, the Appalachian Trail, the Big Run Loop Trail, Big Run Loop Trail-South, the Big Run Portal Trail, the Rocky Mountain Trail, the Rocky Mountain Run Trail, and the Brown Mountain Trail
In Shenandoah National Park · VA · National Park Service
Brown Mtn Trail is a 21.0 mi loop from Doyles River Falls through Shenandoah National Park summiting Brown Mountain and Rocky Mountain with 4,415 ft of climb.
4,414 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Campground · VA
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