Butterfly Valley Interpretive Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.0 mi
Distance
430 ft
Gain
25 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Butterfly Valley Interpretive Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 430 ft
- Elevation loss
- 430 ft
- Highest point
- 3,965 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,815 ft
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No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
Butterfly Valley Interpretive Trail is a 1.94-mile out-and-back hike in California with 430 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,965 feet.
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