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John Bull Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
California

John Bull Loop Trail

Campo Seco, California

7.8 mi

Distance

1,198 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

John Bull Loop Trail is a loop trail in Calaveras County, California. It is 7.8 miles long and gains 1,198 feet. The nearest town is Campo Seco, 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:185 ft
Max:321 ft
Gain:365 ft
Loss:365 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 185 ft and 321 ft across 7.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.185 ft230 ft276 ft321 ft0.0 mi1.9 mi3.9 mi5.8 mi7.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi227 ft
High point2.6 mi321 ft
End7.8 mi227 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

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

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

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.

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