Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail
California
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8.1 mi
Distance
3,735 ft
Gain
4h 11m
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 Los Padres 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
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Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,735 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,735 ft
- Highest point
- 6,264 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,962 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail is a 16.24-mile out-and-back route in California with 3,735 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,264 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,962 ft
- High point
- 6,264 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,735 ft
- Total descent
- 3,735 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 33% grade around mile 6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 16 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Mt. Pinos Ranger District · Ranger district
- Los Padres National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Mt. Pinos Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Dry Canyon Area, Roads and Trails, and Wilderness Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Reyes CreekCamping0.3 mi
- McGuire Spring TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Pine MountainRock climbing2.5 mi
- Reyes PeakCamping2.7 mi
- Raspberry SpringHiking2.7 mi
- Happy Hunting GroundsRock climbing2.8 mi
- Picnic Area BouldersRock climbing2.8 mi
- Boulder CanyonHiking2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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