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Elephant Mountain Trail

3.0 (1 Rating)
A spur off of the Reservoir Hollow Trail to the peak of Elephant Mountain. Not always an easy to follow the trail.
0.9
mi
Distance
659
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.95mi
Distance
659ft
Elevation Gain
347ft
Elevation Loss
45%
Max Grade
2,086ft
High Point
1,706ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
The turn-off from the Reservoir Hollow Trail is marked with an arrow but no description. This spur begins clearly enough, but ends up being a bit difficult to follow as you go along. There are old yellow diamond trail markers but I do not think they are all in place anymore. However, the trail ends when you are on top of the mountain, so just keep going up if you lose the official path.

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