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California
Smooth Operator
0.6 mi
Distance
437 ft
Gain
32 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo 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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Smooth Operator
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 437 ft
- Elevation loss
- 35 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this trail
Smooth Operator is a 0.55-mile trail at Sotcher Lake Trailhead in California with 437 feet of elevation gain. The trail ascends through the Sotcher Lake Trailhead system on a dirt surface.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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