South Fork National Recreation Trail
California
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2.6 mi
Distance
2,622 ft
Gain
1h 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.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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South Fork National Recreation Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,622 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,622 ft
- Highest point
- 2,634 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,357 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
South Fork National Recreation Trail is a 5.28-mile out-and-back route in California with 2,622 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,634 feet.
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