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La Honda Waterfalls Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
California

La Honda Waterfalls Trail

La Honda, California

2.3 mi

Distance

489 ft

Elev. Gain

1h

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

La Honda Waterfalls Trail is an out-and-back trail in San Mateo County, California. It is 2.3 miles long and gains 489 feet. It is in or next to La Honda, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:154 ft
Max:225 ft
Gain:149 ft
Loss:149 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 154 ft and 225 ft across 2.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.154 ft178 ft201 ft225 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.7 mi2.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi178 ft
High point0.2 mi225 ft
End2.3 mi178 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
La Honda, CA · in or next to town
County:
San Mateo 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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