Deadman Water System Trail

California

California

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0.6 mi

Distance

356 ft

Gain

18 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Inyo 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
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
356 ft
Elevation loss
356 ft
Highest point
8,098 ft
Lowest point
7,997 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

The DEADMAN WATER SYSTEM TRAIL is a 1.12-mile out-and-back route in California with 356 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 8,098 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,997 ft
High point
8,098 ft
Total climbing
356 ft
Total descent
356 ft
Steepest stretch
8% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
1.1 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

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 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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