East Branch Ridge Loop
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
871 ft
Gain
52 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Plumas 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
East Branch Ridge Loop
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 871 ft
- Elevation loss
- 871 ft
- Highest point
- 5,698 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,221 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
East Branch Ridge Out-and-back is a 3.24-mile out-and-back trail in California with 871 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,698 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,221 ft
- High point
- 5,698 ft
- Total climbing
- 871 ft
- Total descent
- 871 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 26% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 3.2 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)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Bowman Dam, CA weather station, 23 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan46° high29° low
- Feb47° high28° low
- Mar49° high30° low
- Apr55° high33° low
- May64° high40° low
- Jun73° high47° low
- Jul82° high54° low
- Aug81° high54° low
- Sep77° high51° low
- Oct66° high42° low
- Nov54° high34° low
- Dec45° high29° low
Where it is
- Feather River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Plumas National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Feather River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 17, 2026
Golden Trout Campground Closing for Season August 2, 2026 at 2 p.m.
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- EAST BRANCH RIDGEHiking0.6 mi
- LAKESHORE TRAILHiking2.4 mi
- Peninsula Tent (family Cg)Camping2.5 mi
- LAPORTE LOOPHiking2.6 mi
- Wyandotte (Family Cg)Camping2.8 mi
- Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation AreaCamping3.1 mi
- Slate CreekCanoeing3.1 mi
- Canyon CreekCanoeing4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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