Ross Dam

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain
Easy	1.5 Miles Round-trip	3,046 est.	-500

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:

Difficulty	Stride length
Unknown	2.2 ft
Accessible	2.3 ft
Easy	2.6 ft
Moderate	2.1 ft
Difficult	2.0 ft
More Difficult	1.9 ft
Strenuous	1.8 ft

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

Destination

Ross Dam

Notes

Short, steep trail from State Route 20 to dam.

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Ross Dam

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