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California
Columns of the Giants Trail
0.3 mi
Distance
106 ft
Gain
8 min
Time
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Inside Stanislaus National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 106 ft
- Elevation loss
- 106 ft
- Highest point
- 5,987 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,939 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Columns of the Giants Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.62 miles with 106 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,987 feet.
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