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Oregon
South Fork Desolation Trail
8.0 mi
Distance
3,194 ft
Gain
3h 59m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Umatilla National Forest
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South Fork Desolation Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,194 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,194 ft
- Highest point
- 7,444 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,314 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
South Fork Desolation Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back route in Oregon with 3,194 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,444 feet.
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