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California
Mountain View Trail
6.5 mi
Distance
949 ft
Gain
2h 2m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Trail character
- Surface
- Natural
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Mountain View Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 949 ft
- Elevation loss
- 791 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this trail
Mountain View Trail is a 6.53-mile route in the Sotcher Lake Trailhead system in California with 949 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a natural surface through the forest.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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