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California
MOUNT ELWELL PEAK TRAIL
9.3 mi
Distance
5,307 ft
Gain
4h 53m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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MOUNT ELWELL PEAK TRAIL
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,307 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,307 ft
- Highest point
- 7,730 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,105 ft
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- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Mount Elwell Peak Trail is an 18.56-mile out-and-back route in California with 5,307 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 7,730 feet.
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