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The Needles

based on 62 tracks & routes #3 hike out of 118 in
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4.2 mi
Distance
2 hrs 1 min
Time
terrain
343 ft
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LittleTerrace6754 5 years, 11 months ago
Needles Lookout Trail
Length: 3.363 km (2.09 mi)
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HillyHolly5697 4 years, 11 months ago
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FreshCliff8830 7 years, 10 months ago
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Brian Eagen 8 years, 7 months ago
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Tracy Crossley 9 years, 6 months ago
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FunkyDune8981 10 years, 7 months ago
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AwedShore6585 10 years, 7 months ago
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Brian Eagen 10 years, 7 months ago

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Nearby Hiking Trails

  1. Kern River via Forks of the Kern Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
  2. Freeman Grove Trailhead (Northeast Side) via Freeman Grove Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 4.0 mi
  3. Kern River via 33E20
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 12.9 mi
  4. Quaking Aspen Loop via CA 190
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 22.5 mi
  5. campground access and Forest Route 21S78
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.2 mi
  6. The Needles
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.8 mi
  7. Freeman Grove Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.8 mi
  8. Forest Route 21S78
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.8 mi
  9. Sunset point via Forest Route 22S05
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 34.4 mi
  10. National Forest Road S. Fork Peppermint
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi