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California
Bear Wallow Trail
6.5 mi
Distance
3,908 ft
Gain
3h 30m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Mendocino National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,908 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,908 ft
- Highest point
- 5,246 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,791 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Bear Wallow Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,908 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,246 feet.
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