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Duncan Trail
California
California
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0.9 mi
Distance
530 ft
Gain
31 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 530 ft
- Elevation loss
- 530 ft
- Highest point
- 7,095 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,748 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Duncan Trail is a 1.86-mile out-and-back hike in California with 530 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,095 feet.
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