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Emigrant Trail Access
California
California
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0.6 mi
Distance
267 ft
Gain
15 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
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No access route mapped
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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
- 267 ft
- Elevation loss
- 267 ft
- Highest point
- 6,322 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,216 ft
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About this trail
Emigrant Trail Access is a 1.18-mile out-and-back trail in California with 267 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,322 feet.
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