5.6 mi from the trailheadRiver Bench Campground
Campground · Oregon
3.0 mi out & back, trail only · 1,493 ft gain · 3,622 ft high point · Moderate
Reached from Babyfoot Lake Trailhead, 16.3 mi each way
In Siskiyou National Forest · Oregon · U.S. Forest Service
Franz Meadows reaches meadows in Siskiyou National Forest over 3.0 miles out and back, climbing 1,493 feet.
1,493 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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