North Wilderness Trail
North Wilderness Trail is a 9.3-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 runs 13.2 mi because it also covers connecting trails, so it is not the length of this hike. The figure is for the Park Service's “Hike North Wilderness Trail Loop” hike, which uses this trail.
- 4.65 mione way
- 9.3 miround trip
- 13.2 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 2,079 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Hike North Wilderness Trail Loop · rated “Strenuous”
9.3 miles roundtrip Trail width: Approx.
Read the official NPS description
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