2.0 mi from the trailheadChina Camp Campground
Campground

16.5 mi out & back, trail only · 5,741 ft gain · 4,136 ft high point · Very hard
Reached from Church Creek Trail, 16.3 mi each way
California · U.S. Forest Service
Big Pines is a 16.5 mi out and back climbing 5,741 ft to Devils Peak, passing Blue Rock Ridge.
5,741 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. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.
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