Glacier Lodge
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Hotel-Lewis Connector
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.4 mi
Distance
210 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Kings Canyon National Park
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Hotel-Lewis Connector
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 210 ft
- Highest point
- 4,743 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,543 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
The Hotel-Lewis Connector is a short out-and-back trail in California's National Park Service system covering 1.4 miles with 210 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,743 feet.
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Rainbow Pack Outfitters
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Bishop Pack Outfitters
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