Badlands Loop
Badlands Loop is a 4.12-mile out-and-back foot trail in Death Valley National Park, California. It climbs 548 ft to a high point of 650 ft. Difficulty: moderate, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 2.06 mione way
- 4.12 miround trip
- 548 ftelevation gain
- 650 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
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