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California
Kickapoo Trail
0.3 mi
Distance
36 ft
Gain
7 min
Time
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 36 ft
- Elevation loss
- 36 ft
- Highest point
- 4,090 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,068 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this trail
Kickapoo Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.68 miles with 36 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it ascends.
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