Browns Trail

California

California

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0.7 mi

Distance

455 ft

Gain

21 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Sierra National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
455 ft
Elevation loss
455 ft
Highest point
5,553 ft
Lowest point
5,395 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Browns Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back hike in California with 455 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,553 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,403 ft
High point
5,553 ft
Total climbing
455 ft
Total descent
455 ft
Steepest stretch
15% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA weather station, 17 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan45° high27° low
  2. Feb46° high27° low
  3. Mar50° high28° low
  4. Apr55° high31° low
  5. May63° high37° low
  6. Jun73° high44° low
  7. Jul80° high51° low
  8. Aug80° high49° low
  9. Sep75° high45° low
  10. Oct64° high37° low
  11. Nov53° high30° low
  12. Dec44° high26° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Bass Lake Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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