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Green Lake Trail
California
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6.5 mi
Distance
4,017 ft
Gain
3h 21m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
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Newest 7 h ago · oldest 8 h
caution: Agency alerts
13 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 8 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 47°F / low 47°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for hike
OpenWeather7 h ago
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Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back
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Green Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,017 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,017 ft
- Highest point
- 11,831 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,632 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Green Lake Trail is a 13.02-mile out-and-back hike in California with 4,017 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,831 feet.
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