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California
Yellow Jacket Trail
2.8 mi
Distance
2,233 ft
Gain
1h 44m
Time
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Inside Mendocino National Forest
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Yellow Jacket Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,233 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,233 ft
- Highest point
- 5,702 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,615 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Yellow Jacket Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,233 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 5,702 feet.
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