Bench Trail
Bench Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back foot trail in Pinnacles National Park, California. Difficulty: strenuous, estimated from distance. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 1.46 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Hike Bench Trail to Balconies Cave Trail” hike, which uses this trail.
- 4.7 mione way
- 9.4 miround trip
- 1.46 mimapped segment only
- 983 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Hike Bench Trail to Balconies Cave Trail · rated “Moderate”
9.4 mile roundtrip Trail width: Approx.
Read the official NPS description
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