Burnside Lake Trail 2

California

California

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3.6 mi

Distance

956 ft

Gain

1h 41m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Humboldt-Toiyabe 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

Loop trail

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Burnside Lake Trail 2

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.6 mi
Elevation gain
956 ft
Elevation loss
928 ft
Highest point
8,696 ft
Lowest point
8,023 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Burnside Lake Trail 2 is a 3.61-mile loop in California with 956 feet of elevation gain and 928 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,696 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,023 ft
High point
8,696 ft
Total climbing
956 ft
Total descent
928 ft
Steepest stretch
22% grade around mile 3.3 from the start
Length
3.6 mi
Shape
Loop

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

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

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Carson 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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