Alpenglow Expeditions
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Downey Lake
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
291 ft
Gain
4 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe 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
Part of Grouse Ridge
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Downey Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 291 ft
- Elevation loss
- 289 ft
- Highest point
- 7,196 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,885 ft
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About this trail
Downey Lake is a 0.37-mile trail in the Grouse Ridge trail system near California. It ascends 123 feet and follows a point-to-point route shape.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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West Shore Sports
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