Bishop Pack Outfitters
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Ershim Lake
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
367 ft
Gain
23 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sierra 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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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Ershim Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 367 ft
- Elevation loss
- 367 ft
- Highest point
- 9,244 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,994 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
ERSHIM LAKE is a 1.56-mile out-and-back trail in California with 367 feet of elevation gain and 367 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,244 feet.
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