Granite Peak Spur Trail (09W8A)

California

California

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1.1 mi

Distance

1,906 ft

Gain

1h 4m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest

    3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • 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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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,906 ft
Elevation loss
1,906 ft
Highest point
7,718 ft
Lowest point
6,767 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Granite Peak Spur Trail (09W8A) is a 2.18-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1,906 feet of elevation gain and 1,906 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,718 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,767 ft
High point
7,718 ft
Total climbing
1,906 ft
Total descent
1,906 ft
Steepest stretch
34% grade around mile 0.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.2 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)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity 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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