Casa Vieja Trail

California

California

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2.0 mi

Distance

876 ft

Gain

1h 4m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Inyo National Forest

    3 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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Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.0 mi
Elevation gain
876 ft
Elevation loss
876 ft
Highest point
9,010 ft
Lowest point
8,328 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Casa Vieja Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back route in California with 876 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,010 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,328 ft
High point
9,010 ft
Total climbing
876 ft
Total descent
876 ft
Steepest stretch
20% grade around mile 0.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
4.1 mi
Shape
Out and back

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: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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Big Willi Mountaineering Company

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