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Pinecrest Peak Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Pinecrest Peak Trail

Pinecrest, California

14.5 mi

Distance

4,436 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 24m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Pinecrest Peak Trail is a loop trail in Tuolumne County, California. It is 15 miles long and gains 4,436 feet. It is in or next to Strawberry, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,717 ft
Max:2,573 ft
Gain:1,352 ft
Loss:1,352 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,717 ft and 2,573 ft across 14.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,717 ft2,002 ft2,288 ft2,573 ft0.0 mi3.6 mi7.2 mi10.8 mi14.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,725 ft
High point6.5 mi2,573 ft
End14.4 mi1,725 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Strawberry, CA · in or next to town
County:
Tuolumne 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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