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Pine Barren and Gum Swamp Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
North Carolina

Pine Barren and Gum Swamp Loop

Southern Pines, North Carolina

1.4 mi

Distance

164 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Pine Barren and Gum Swamp Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:118 ft
Max:149 ft
Gain:50 ft
Loss:50 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 118 ft and 149 ft across 1.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.118 ft128 ft139 ft149 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.7 mi1.1 mi1.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi148 ft
High point1.3 mi149 ft
End1.4 mi148 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Southern Pines, NC · about 1 mi away
County:
Moore 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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