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California
Dusy Switchbacks
3.2 mi
Distance
1,930 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Kings Canyon National Park
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Big climb
Out & back
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Dusy Switchbacks
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,930 ft
- Highest point
- 10,647 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,709 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Dusy Switchbacks is a 3.18-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1930 feet of elevation gain on a dirt surface.
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