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California
Steam Donkey Trail
1.5 mi
Distance
1,334 ft
Gain
56 min
Time
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Inside Mendocino National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,334 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,334 ft
- Highest point
- 4,334 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,897 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Steam Donkey Trail is a 3.02-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,334 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,334 feet.
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