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• Hungry Bill’s Ranch & Upper Johnson Canyon – Death Valley National Park
  Follow a stream in the desert up to the ruins of an old ranch with rich history and fruit trees. Total Distance: 3.5 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 1,468ft. (3,837ft. to 4,738ft.) Difficulty: Strenuous 0-5 Mile Difficulty: Very Strenuous View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: No Best Seasons:… Read more: Hungry Bill’s Ranch & Upper Johnson Canyon – Death Valley National Park
• 4×4 Road: Johnson Canyon Road – Death Valley National Park
  High clearance-required 4×4 road up an alluvial fan to Johnson Canyon and Wilson Spring. Total Distance: 9.8 miles point to point (dead end) Elevation Gain: 4,128ft. up, 46ft. down (-250ft. to 3,837ft.) Road Difficulty: 1.8+ for the first 6.5 miles; 2.3+ beyond Bicycle Difficulty: More Difficult View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating:… Read more: 4×4 Road: Johnson Canyon Road – Death Valley National Park
• Bennett’s Long Camp – Death Valley National Park
  A historical marker acts as a reminder of the camp where a group of 49ers became stranded in the desert. Total Distance: N/A Elevation Gain: 0ft. (-253ft.) Difficulty: Easy 0-5 Mile Difficulty: Easy View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: Leashed Horses: Yes (do not take horses out onto the salt flat)… Read more: Bennett’s Long Camp – Death Valley National Park
• Dirt Road: Eagle Borax Works – Death Valley National Park
  See what little remains of a borax works in Death Valley. Total Distance: 0.2 miles point-to-point (dead end) Elevation Gain: 5ft. up, 22ft. down (-251ft. to -261ft.) Road Difficulty: 1.5 (high clearance required) Bicycle Difficulty: Easy View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: Leashed Horses: Yes (do not take horses onto the… Read more: Dirt Road: Eagle Borax Works – Death Valley National Park
• Shorty’s Well Route (Hanaupah Canyon to Telescope Peak – Death Valley National Park
  Traverse Badwater Flats all of the way to the highest point in Death Valley National Park – an elevation gain of over 11,000ft. Total Distance: 30.6 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 11,900ft. (-253ft. to 11,036ft.) Difficulty: Very, Very Extremely Strenuous 10+ Mile Difficulty: Very, Very Extremely Strenuous View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor… Read more: Shorty’s Well Route (Hanaupah Canyon to Telescope Peak – Death Valley National Park
• Hanaupah Spring & Shorty’s Mine – Death Valley National Park
  Hike up Hanaupah Canyon to a spring, then up a vague old road to the remains of a mine. Total Distance: 6.8 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 3,391ft. (3,212ft. to 5,878ft.) Difficulty: Very Strenuous 5-10 Mile Difficulty: Very Strenuous View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons:… Read more: Hanaupah Spring & Shorty’s Mine – Death Valley National Park

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