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James Bar Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
California

James Bar Trail

Valley Springs, California

0.9 mi

Distance

200 ft

Elev. Gain

20m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

James Bar Trail is an out-and-back trail in Calaveras County, California. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 200 feet. The nearest town is Paloma, California, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:180 ft
Max:215 ft
Gain:61 ft
Loss:61 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 180 ft and 215 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.180 ft192 ft203 ft215 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi207 ft
High point0.0 mi215 ft
End0.9 mi207 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Paloma, CA · about 1 mi away
County:
Calaveras 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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