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California
Windlass Ridge Trail
1.2 mi
Distance
1,047 ft
Gain
37 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sierra National Forest
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Windlass Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,047 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,047 ft
- Highest point
- 4,186 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,797 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Windlass Ridge is a 2.48-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1,047 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,186 feet.
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