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California
Smokehouse Ridge Trail
3.4 mi
Distance
3,269 ft
Gain
2h 23m
Time
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Inside Mendocino National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,269 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,269 ft
- Highest point
- 6,943 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,160 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Smokehouse Ridge Trail is a 6.82-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,269 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,943 feet.
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