Elk Mountain Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.3 mi
Distance
2,162 ft
Gain
1h 39m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Mendocino National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Elk Mountain Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,162 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,162 ft
- Highest point
- 3,945 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,364 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk Mountain is a 6.58-mile out-and-back trail in California with 2,162 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,945 feet.
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