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California
Backdunes Trail
0.3 mi
Distance
55 ft
Gain
7 min
Time
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Backdunes Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 55 ft
- Elevation loss
- 55 ft
- Highest point
- 40 ft
- Lowest point
- 20 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Park and Recreation
About this trail
Backdunes Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.64 miles with 55 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 40 feet and returns via the same path it went out on.
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