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Colorado
Bench Loop
0.9 mi
Distance
173 ft
Gain
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Inside San Juan National Forest
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In the CAIC zone forecast zone
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Bench Loop
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- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 363 ft
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- 363 ft
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Bench Out-and-back is a short out-and-back route in Colorado covering 0.87 miles with 173 feet of elevation gain.
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