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Mount Jo Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New York

Mount Jo Loop Trail

Lake Placid, New York

1.8 mi

Distance

751 ft

Elev. Gain

57m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mount Jo Loop Trail is a loop trail in Essex County, New York. It is 1.8 miles long and gains 751 feet. The nearest town is Lake Placid, New York, about 6 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:671 ft
Max:870 ft
Gain:229 ft
Loss:229 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 671 ft and 870 ft across 1.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.671 ft737 ft804 ft870 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi0.9 mi1.4 mi1.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi676 ft
High point1.1 mi870 ft
End1.8 mi676 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lake Placid, NY · about 6 mi away
County:
Essex County, NY

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

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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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