Esmerelda Basin

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain	USFS Trail #
Difficult	4.5 Miles One-way	11,880 est.		1394

Steps are estimated from the hike distance and a difficulty-based stride length.

Formula: distance in miles × 5,280 feet ÷ stride length

Stride length is adjusted because tougher trails usually shorten each step:

The result is rounded to the nearest whole step and shown as an estimate.

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Easy
3.0 Miles One-way

Easy
2.2 Miles One-way

Moderate
6.6 Miles One-way

Unknown
1.0 Miles One-way

Unknown
1.4 Miles One-way

Unknown
2.7 Miles One-way

Difficult
0.7 Miles One-way

Moderate
0.7 Miles One-way

Unknown
0.6 Miles One-way

Unknown
0.6 Miles One-way

Difficult
2.6 Miles One-way

Unknown
4.0 Miles One-way

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