Alpenglow Expeditions
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Shortcut Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.1 mi
Distance
502 ft
Gain
24 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Eldorado 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
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Shortcut Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 502 ft
- Elevation loss
- 502 ft
- Highest point
- 5,575 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,155 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Shortcut Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back route in California with 502 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 5,575 feet.
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