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Mount Gould Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Mount Gould Trail

Seven Pines, California

9.0 mi

Distance

4,039 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 53m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Gould Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,802 ft
Max:3,942 ft
Gain:1,231 ft
Loss:1,231 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,802 ft and 3,942 ft across 9.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,802 ft3,182 ft3,562 ft3,942 ft0.0 mi2.2 mi4.5 mi6.7 mi9.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,802 ft
High point4.7 mi3,942 ft
End9.0 mi2,802 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Independence, CA · about 7 mi away
County:
Inyo 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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