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Idaho
Penstemon Short Loop
0.4 mi
Distance
57 ft
Gain
7 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sawtooth National Forest
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Part of Pike Mountain Trailhead
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Penstemon Short Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 57 ft
- Elevation loss
- 100 ft
- Highest point
- 6,736 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,655 ft
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About this trail
Penstemon Short Loop is a 0.43-mile trail at Pike Mountain Trailhead in Idaho with 41 feet of elevation gain. The route follows the Pike Mountain Trailhead system and is managed by the Forest Service.
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- Forest Service
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