Alpenglow Expeditions
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Independence Lake Loop
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.7 mi
Distance
1,919 ft
Gain
2h 21m
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
Through-trail
Out & back
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Independence Lake Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,919 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,919 ft
- Highest point
- 7,095 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,416 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Independence Lake Out-and-back is an 11.36-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1,919 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,095 feet.
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