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California
Gnarly
0.4 mi
Distance
91 ft
Gain
13 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sierra National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Trail character
- Surface
- Dirt
Why you'll love it
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Gnarly
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 91 ft
- Elevation loss
- 82 ft
- Highest point
- 7,166 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,047 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this trail
Gnarly is a 0.41-mile trail at Rancheria Falls Trailhead in California with 146 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a dirt surface and is part of the Rancheria Falls Trailhead system.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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