Little Five - Big Arroyo

2.6 mi

Distance

1,117 ft

Gain

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What we do know

Inside Sequoia National Park
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing

No access route mapped
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Through-trail

Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance: 2.6 mi
Elevation gain: 1,117 ft
Highest point: 10,453 ft
Lowest point: 9,516 ft

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Permits & access

Managing agency: National Park Service

About this trail

Little Five - Big Arroyo is a 2.64-mile out-and-back trail in California's National Park Service system with 1,117 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 10,453 feet.

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