Hunsucter Trail

California

California

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1.9 mi

Distance

1,058 ft

Gain

58 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Eldorado 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

Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,058 ft
Elevation loss
1,058 ft
Highest point
5,898 ft
Lowest point
5,471 ft
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Permits & access

No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.

About this trail

Hunsucter Trail is a 3.74-mile out-and-back route in California with 1,058 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,898 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,493 ft
High point
5,898 ft
Total climbing
1,058 ft
Total descent
1,058 ft
Steepest stretch
28% grade around mile 1.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tahoma, CA weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan37° high22° low
  2. Feb38° high22° low
  3. Mar43° high25° low
  4. Apr49° high27° low
  5. May58° high34° low
  6. Jun69° high40° low
  7. Jul77° high46° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep69° high41° low
  10. Oct58° high34° low
  11. Nov44° high27° low
  12. Dec38° high21° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Eldorado 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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