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California
El Prieto Trail
2.5 mi
Distance
2,137 ft
Gain
1h 37m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Angeles National Forest
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El Prieto Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,137 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,137 ft
- Highest point
- 2,385 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,364 ft
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- Managing agency
- City Land
About this trail
El Prieto Trail is a 5.02-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,137 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,385 feet.
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