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California
Secret Trail
1.5 mi
Distance
1,288 ft
Gain
48 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Los Padres National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,288 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,288 ft
- Highest point
- 1,689 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,393 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Secret Trail is a 3.0-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,288 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 1,689 feet.
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