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California
Historic Western States Trail
9.0 mi
Distance
3,790 ft
Gain
3h 38m
Time
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Inside Tahoe National Forest
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Through-trail
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,790 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,790 ft
- Highest point
- 7,780 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,637 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
The Historic Western States Trail is an 18.08-mile out-and-back route in California with 3,790 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 7,780 feet.
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