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California
Big Pine Trail
1.7 mi
Distance
379 ft
Gain
42 min
Time
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Inside Joshua Tree National Park
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 379 ft
- Elevation loss
- 379 ft
- Highest point
- 4,226 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,051 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Big Pine Trail is a 3.42-mile out-and-back hike in California with 379 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 4,226 feet.
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