Thunder Knob

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain
Easy	3.8 Miles Round-trip	7,717 est.	650

Steps are estimated from the hike distance and a difficulty-based stride length.

Formula: distance in miles × 5,280 feet ÷ stride length

Stride length is adjusted because tougher trails usually shorten each step:

The result is rounded to the nearest whole step and shown as an estimate.

Thunder Knob

Trailhead located at north end of Colonial Creek Campground.

One of three trails (Thunder Creek, Thunder Woods, Thunder Knob) extending from Campground into a variety of diverse forests and views.

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Strenuous
10.0 Miles Round-trip

Easy
1.6 to 46 Miles Round-trip

Unknown
0.9 Miles Round-trip

Moderate
7.6 Miles Round-trip

Moderate
4.25 Miles Round-trip

Moderate
8.0 Miles One-way

Unknown
23.6 Miles One-way

Accessible
0.3 Miles Loop

Easy
1.5 Miles Round-trip

Unknown
4.5 Miles One-way

Accessible
0.5 Miles Loop

Easy
0.5 to 62 Miles Round-trip

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