
Almanor Recreation Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.0 mi
Distance
1,584 ft
Gain
1h 23m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Lassen National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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Almanor Recreation Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,584 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,584 ft
- Highest point
- 4,619 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,496 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Almanor Recreation Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,584 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,619 feet.
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