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California
BUTTER TRAIL
2.8 mi
Distance
802 ft
Gain
1h 19m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Mendocino National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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BUTTER TRAIL
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 802 ft
- Elevation loss
- 776 ft
- Highest point
- 3,595 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,167 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Butter Trail is a 2.77-mile loop in California with 802 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 3,595 feet. The trail ascends 802 feet and descends 776 feet over its circuit.
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