Pacific Crest Trail
California
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11.1 mi
Distance
3,913 ft
Gain
4h 33m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity 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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Pacific Crest Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 11.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,913 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,913 ft
- Highest point
- 7,647 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,804 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
The Pacific Crest Trail is a 22.16-mile out-and-back trail in California with 3,913 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,647 feet.
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