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Independence Lake South Shore Trail
California
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2.8 mi
Distance
3,200 ft
Gain
1h 44m
Time
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Big climb
Out & back
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Independence Lake South Shore Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,200 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,200 ft
- Highest point
- 7,142 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,944 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Non-Governmental Organization
About this trail
Independence Lake South Shore Trail is a 5.52-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,200 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,142 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,998 ft
- High point
- 7,142 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,200 ft
- Total descent
- 3,200 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 19% grade around mile 2.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Independence Lake Preserve · Public land
- Managed by
- Non-Governmental Organization
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Little Truckee RiverCanoeing2.1 mi
- INDEPENDENCE LAKE LOOPHiking2.3 mi
- Independence CreekCanoeing2.3 mi
- Mount Lola TrailHiking3 mi
- Lower Little TruckeeCamping3.7 mi
- Upper Little TruckeeCamping3.7 mi
- Prosser HillRock climbing5.7 mi
- Summit Lake BouldersRock climbing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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