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Arizona
Vertical Cliffs Trail
0.7 mi
Distance
109 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Saguaro National Park
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 109 ft
- Elevation loss
- 109 ft
- Highest point
- 2,428 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,323 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Vertical Cliffs Trail is a 1.44-mile out-and-back hike in Arizona with 109 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,428 feet.
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