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California
Rubicon Trail
1.9 mi
Distance
821 ft
Gain
48 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Eldorado National Forest
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Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 821 ft
- Elevation loss
- 821 ft
- Highest point
- 6,804 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,543 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Rubicon Trail is a 3.74-mile out-and-back hike in California with 821 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,804 feet.
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