Name: Road Canyon Trail (T234)
Rating: 2.5

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From the upper trailhead, the path descends into the canyon on steep grades. At 0.9mi the trail meets T234A (an alternate route down the West Side Rd) and follows a ridge to the lower TH on West Side Rd.

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Ponderosa pines typical of the higher areas of the Sacramento Mountains.

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Land Manager: USFS - Lincoln National Forest Office

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Eric Borer

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2.5 from 2 votes

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in Bluff Springs

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2.5 from 2 votes

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Oct 13, 2019

Jean-Claude Linossi

This trail is steep in places and has lots of downed tree branches and debris. Not my favorite. 1.6mi — 0h 45m

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Road Canyon Trail (T234)

“A short trail with steep grades near the Sunspot Observatory descending to West Side Road. ”

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2.6

Point to Point

9,038' 2,755 m

7,753' 2,363 m

0' 0 m

1,284' 391 m

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