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Don Cecil Trail
ExpertOut and Back

Don Cecil Trail

Dunlap, California

9.3 mi

Distance

3,609 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 46m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Imported description
It is a long, steep route up the south side of Kings Canyon. A shorter hike leads to a series of small waterfalls. It took one mile to reach the cascade and 6 miles to reach the summit meadow. From the grove, the trail goes to a meadow underneath Lookout Peak, which is a good place to view the canyon and the surrounding peaks. A 600 foot elevation gain is the target for the shorter hike.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,430 ft
Max:2,459 ft
1,100 ft
1,100 ft
1,430 ft1,773 ft2,116 ft2,459 ft0.0 mi2.3 mi4.7 mi7.0 mi9.3 mi

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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.

Hunt context

This trail crosses hunting units

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