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Crosscut Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
66 ft
Gain
8 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Crosscut Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 66 ft
- Elevation loss
- 66 ft
- Highest point
- 6,310 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,262 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Crosscut Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.78 miles with 66 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,310 feet.
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