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Kern Flat Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.8 mi
Distance
2,338 ft
Gain
3h 17m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sequoia National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Through-trail
Out & back
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Kern Flat Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,338 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,338 ft
- Highest point
- 5,152 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,693 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Kern Flat Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,338 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,152 feet.
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