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California
Pioneer Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
70 ft
Gain
11 min
Time
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Pioneer Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 70 ft
- Elevation loss
- 70 ft
- Highest point
- 2,513 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,462 ft
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About this trail
Pioneer Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.98 miles with 70 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it ascends.
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