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Painted Canyon and Ladder Canyon Loop
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Trail profile
- Distance: 4.4 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,070 ft
- Maximum elevation: 1,339 ft
- Elevation loss: 1,096 ft
- Minimum elevation: 614 ft
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Name: Painted Canyon and Ladder Canyon Loop trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track
Start: Painted Canyon Road (Easy), Riverside County, California, United States (33.61924 -115.99888)
End: Painted Canyon Road (Easy), Riverside County, California, United States (33.61911 -115.99903)
Coordinates: 33.61911 -115.99903 33.64154 -115.98828
Topography: Riverside County topographic map, elevation, terrain
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