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Crystal Creek Falls route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
California

Crystal Creek Falls

Shasta, California

0.9 mi

Distance

390 ft

Elev. Gain

20m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Crystal Creek Falls is an out-and-back trail in Shasta County, California. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 390 feet. The nearest town is French Gulch, California, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:526 ft
Max:562 ft
Gain:119 ft
Loss:119 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 526 ft and 562 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.526 ft538 ft550 ft562 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi530 ft
High point0.4 mi562 ft
End0.9 mi530 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
French Gulch, CA · about 3 mi away
County:
Shasta 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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