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Idaho
VAN DORN CANYON
5.6 mi
Distance
3,048 ft
Gain
2h 7m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Salmon-Challis National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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VAN DORN CANYON
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,048 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,048 ft
- Highest point
- 8,769 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,706 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Van Dorn Canyon is an 11.14-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by 041304. The trail gains 3,048 feet of elevation over its length and reaches a maximum elevation of 8,769 feet.
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