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California
Half Knob Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
27 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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Inside Angeles National Forest
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Half Knob Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 27 ft
- Elevation loss
- 151 ft
- Highest point
- 5,697 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,644 ft
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About this trail
Half Knob Trail is a 0.46-mile route in the Trails near Crystal Lake system, managed by the Forest Service in California. The trail gains 151 feet of elevation.
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- Forest Service
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