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Short Loop Trail

Short Loop Trail is a roughly 4-mile out-and-back foot trail in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Difficulty: moderate, estimated from distance. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 0.78 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone.

• 2 mione way
• 4 miround trip
• 0.78 mimapped segment only
• 4,227 fthigh point
• Moderatedifficulty

From the National Park Service

Short Loop Trail
4 miles (6.4 km) 522ft (159m)
Read the official NPS description

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