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California
Lower Dark Canyon Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
613 ft
Gain
23 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Angeles National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 613 ft
- Elevation loss
- 613 ft
- Highest point
- 2,843 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,402 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Lower Dark Canyon Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.78 miles with 613 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,843 feet.
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