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California
Tar Gap
7.6 mi
Distance
1,662 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Sequoia National Park
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back
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Tar Gap
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,662 ft
- Highest point
- 8,769 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,481 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
Tar Gap is a 7.61-mile out-and-back trail in California's national park system with 1,662 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,769 feet.
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