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California
Rainbow Trail
1.2 mi
Distance
11 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 11 ft
- Highest point
- 6,266 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,240 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Rainbow Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 1.20 miles with 43 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a straightforward path through the forest and returns via the same trail it went out on.
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