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Back Creek Trail to Donner Canyon Road Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
California

Back Creek Trail to Donner Canyon Road Loop

Clayton, California

5.9 mi

Distance

2,126 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 52m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Back Creek Trail to Donner Canyon Road Loop is a loop trail in Contra Costa County, California. It is 5.9 miles long and gains 2,126 feet. It is in or next to Clayton, California.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:164 ft
Max:710 ft
Gain:648 ft
Loss:648 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 164 ft and 710 ft across 5.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.164 ft346 ft528 ft710 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi2.9 mi4.4 mi5.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi165 ft
High point2.6 mi710 ft
End5.9 mi165 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Clayton, CA · in or next to town
County:
Contra Costa County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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TrailDifficulty: Easy

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