Fredonyer Short Loop

California

California

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16.1 mi

Distance

4,942 ft

Gain

6h 36m

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 Short Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
16.1 mi
Elevation gain
4,942 ft
Elevation loss
4,942 ft
Highest point
7,049 ft
Lowest point
5,538 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Fredonyer Short Out-and-back is a 32.26-mile out-and-back trail in California with 4,942 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 7,049 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,702 ft
High point
7,049 ft
Total climbing
4,942 ft
Total descent
4,942 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 14.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
32 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

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, 40 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 1,300 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 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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