West Frazier Trail
California
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4.0 mi
Distance
1,959 ft
Gain
1h 31m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Los Padres 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
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West Frazier Trail
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Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,959 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,959 ft
- Highest point
- 6,583 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,382 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
West Frazier Trail is a 7.92-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,959 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,583 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,583 ft
- High point
- 6,583 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,959 ft
- Total descent
- 1,959 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 16% grade around mile 1.9 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 7.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Mt. Pinos Ranger District · Ranger district
- Los Padres National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Mt. Pinos Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Dry Canyon Area, Roads and Trails, and Wilderness Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- ChuchupateCamping1.1 mi
- Spruce TrailHiking2.5 mi
- Mile High TrailHiking2.9 mi
- Maple TrailHiking3.5 mi
- Lockwood CreekCanoeing4.3 mi
- McGill Group I and IICamping6.4 mi
- Bukit Timah USARock climbing6.9 mi
- Nordic Base BoulderRock climbing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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