Rainbow Pack Outfitters
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Rainbow Pack Station Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.5 mi
Distance
1,725 ft
Gain
48 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Rainbow Pack Station Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,725 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,725 ft
- Highest point
- 9,982 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,227 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Rainbow Pack Station Trail is a 3.08-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,725 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,982 feet.
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