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California
Backbone Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
507 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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Inside Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 507 ft
- Elevation loss
- 507 ft
- Highest point
- 2,065 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,888 ft
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- State Park and Recreation
About this trail
Backbone Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.86 miles with 507 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,065 feet.
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