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Historic California Emigrant Trail
California
California
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0.8 mi
Distance
705 ft
Gain
20 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Humboldt-Toiyabe 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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Historic California Emigrant Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 705 ft
- Elevation loss
- 705 ft
- Highest point
- 7,711 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,238 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
The Historic California Emigrant Trail is a 1.68-mile out-and-back route in California with 705 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,711 feet.
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