Fredonyer Long Loop

California

California

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23.3 mi

Distance

5,504 ft

Gain

8h 47m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Lassen 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

Big climb
Out & back

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Fredonyer Long Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
23.3 mi
Elevation gain
5,504 ft
Elevation loss
5,504 ft
Highest point
6,989 ft
Lowest point
4,882 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

The FREDONYER LONG LOOP is a 46.52-mile out-and-back trail in California with 5,504 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,989 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,989 ft
High point
6,989 ft
Total climbing
5,504 ft
Total descent
5,504 ft
Steepest stretch
13% grade around mile 6.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
47 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Manzanita Lake, CA weather station, 42 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan41° high22° low
  2. Feb42° high22° low
  3. Mar46° high24° low
  4. Apr50° high27° low
  5. May61° high35° low
  6. Jun70° high41° low
  7. Jul79° high46° low
  8. Aug78° high45° low
  9. Sep72° high41° low
  10. Oct59° high33° low
  11. Nov47° high26° low
  12. Dec39° high22° low

The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Lassen National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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