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Upper Rock Creek Canyon Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.6 mi
Distance
92 ft
Gain
13 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Upper Rock Creek Canyon Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 92 ft
- Elevation loss
- 92 ft
- Highest point
- 8,953 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,885 ft
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About this trail
Upper Rock Creek Canyon Trail is a 1.12-mile out-and-back hike in California with 92 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,953 feet.
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