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California
Tenaja Falls
5.8 mi
Distance
1,603 ft
Gain
1h 44m
Time
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Inside Cleveland National Forest
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Tenaja Falls
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,603 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,003 ft
- Highest point
- 2,830 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,293 ft
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About this trail
Tenaja Falls is a 5.76-mile trail at Sitton Peak in California with 784 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Sitton Peak trail system.
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- Forest Service
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