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California
Lightning Ridge Nature Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
287 ft
Gain
21 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District
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Lightning Ridge Nature Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 287 ft
- Elevation loss
- 175 ft
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About this trail
Lightning Ridge Nature Trail is a 0.40-mile trail in California's Trails near Jackson Lake system managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 287 feet of elevation.
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- Forest Service
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