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California
BUTTERFLY VALLEY TRAIL
2.3 mi
Distance
868 ft
Gain
1h 11m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Plumas 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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BUTTERFLY VALLEY TRAIL
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 868 ft
- Elevation loss
- 930 ft
- Highest point
- 4,025 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,815 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Butterfly Valley Trail is a 2.28-mile loop in California with 868 feet of elevation gain and 930 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,025 feet.
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