Alpenglow Expeditions
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Glacier Lake
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.5 mi
Distance
642 ft
Gain
1h 5m
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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Glacier Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 642 ft
- Elevation loss
- 70 ft
- Highest point
- 7,581 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,924 ft
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About this trail
Glacier Lake is a 2.47-mile trail in California's Grouse Ridge trail system managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 671 feet of elevation.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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West Shore Sports
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