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California

Milk Ranch

2.4 mi

Distance

1,946 ft

Gain

2h 20m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest

    3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Part of Carter Meadows Summit Trailhead
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Milk Ranch

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,946 ft
Elevation loss
577 ft

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About this trail

Milk Ranch is a 2.39-mile trail at Carter Meadows Summit Trailhead in California, gaining 1,946 feet of elevation. It is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Carter Meadows Summit Trailhead system.

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