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Nevada
Sand Canyon
6.7 mi
Distance
3,149 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Trail character
- Surface
- Mixed surface
Why you'll love it
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Sand Canyon
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,373 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,373 ft
- Highest point
- 9,806 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,663 ft
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About this trail
Sand Canyon is a 6.65-mile out-and-back trail in Nevada managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 3,374 feet of elevation over mixed terrain and is rated as moderate difficulty with an IMBA Intermediate / Blue Square classification.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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