Alpenglow Expeditions
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Dusty Ridge (loop 7)
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.2 mi
Distance
1,666 ft
Gain
1h 50m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe 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
Out & back
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Dusty Ridge (loop 7)
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,666 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,666 ft
- Highest point
- 4,391 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,887 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Dusty Ridge (Out-and-back 7) is an 8.3-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1,666 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,391 feet.
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