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California
Chain Smoke
0.9 mi
Distance
107 ft
Gain
16 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
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Chain Smoke
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 107 ft
- Elevation loss
- 804 ft
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About this trail
Chain Smoke is a 0.93-mile trail at Sotcher Lake Trailhead in California with 107 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Sotcher Lake Trailhead system.
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