Valley Loop
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.0 mi
Distance
140 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Klamath National Forest
3 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
Here's your day, mapped
Valley Loop
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 140 ft
- Highest point
- 5,045 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,891 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Trinity Alps Wilderness
About this trail
Valley Loop is a 4.96-mile out-and-back trail in California with 448 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a valley setting and returns via the same path it went out on.
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