Prewitt Ridge Trail
California
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3.6 mi
Distance
3,653 ft
Gain
2h 53m
Time
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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
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Prewitt Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,653 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,653 ft
- Highest point
- 3,225 ft
- Lowest point
- 102 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Prewitt Ridge Trail is a 7.12-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,653 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,225 feet.
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