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Thurston Griggs Trail to Ensign Phillip Cowall Shelter route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Maryland

Thurston Griggs Trail to Ensign Phillip Cowall Shelter

Hagerstown, Maryland

11.0 mi

Distance

2,126 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 36m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Thurston Griggs Trail to Ensign Phillip Cowall Shelter is an out-and-back trail in Washington County, Maryland. It is 11 miles long and gains 2,126 feet. It is in or next to Bagtown, Maryland.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:262 ft
Max:574 ft
Gain:648 ft
Loss:648 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 262 ft and 574 ft across 11.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.262 ft366 ft470 ft574 ft0.0 mi2.8 mi5.5 mi8.3 mi11.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi262 ft
High point2.7 mi574 ft
End11.1 mi262 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Bagtown, MD · in or next to town
County:
Washington County, MD

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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