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Mount Charleston National Recreation Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. This is a long backcountry trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backcountry trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Different parts of this wilderness trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Mount Charleston National Recreation Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,065 feet which is a higher than average number. Being 7 miles long it's an average length wilderness trail.
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Total in and out hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3065 feet
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