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California
Compass Skills Upper Loop
0.6 mi
Distance
129 ft
Gain
16 min
Time
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Inside Tahoe National Forest
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 129 ft
- Elevation loss
- 123 ft
- Highest point
- 6,372 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,281 ft
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About this trail
Compass Skills Upper Loop is a short 0.61-mile loop in California with 129 feet of elevation gain. The trail gains 123 feet of elevation on descent and reaches a maximum elevation of 6,372 feet.
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