Buckhorn Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.1 mi
Distance
365 ft
Gain
23 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Buckhorn Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 365 ft
- Elevation loss
- 365 ft
- Highest point
- 4,776 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,434 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
Buckhorn Trail is a 2.18-mile out-and-back hike in California with 365 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,776 feet.
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