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Chestnut Oak and Swift Creek Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
North Carolina

Chestnut Oak and Swift Creek Loop Trail

Apex, North Carolina

1.8 mi

Distance

174 ft

Elev. Gain

41m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Chestnut Oak and Swift Creek Loop Trail is a loop trail in Wake County, North Carolina. It is 1.8 miles long and gains 174 feet. It is in or next to Cary, North Carolina.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:102 ft
Max:141 ft
Gain:84 ft
Loss:84 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 102 ft and 141 ft across 1.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.102 ft115 ft128 ft141 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi0.9 mi1.4 mi1.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi132 ft
High point0.9 mi141 ft
End1.8 mi132 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cary, NC · in or next to town
County:
Wake County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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