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Nevada
MCELLEN CANYON CUTOFF TRAIL
1.1 mi
Distance
402 ft
Gain
32 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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MCELLEN CANYON CUTOFF TRAIL
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 402 ft
- Elevation loss
- 402 ft
- Highest point
- 7,294 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,048 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Mellen Canyon Cutoff Trail is a 2.26-mile out-and-back route in Nevada with 402 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,294 feet.
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