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California
Mount Lowe Motorway
8.4 mi
Distance
1,416 ft
Gain
2h 49m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Angeles National Forest
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Trail character
- Surface
- Natural
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Mount Lowe Motorway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,416 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,879 ft
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About this trail
Mount Lowe Motorway is an 8.36-mile trail in California with 1,416 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a natural surface through the Trails near Altadena system and is managed by the Forest Service.
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- Forest Service
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