Logging Flat Trail

California

California

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1.5 mi

Distance

1,733 ft

Gain

1h 17m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Inyo 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
Big climb
Quick trip — under 2 mi

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,733 ft
Elevation loss
1,733 ft
Highest point
9,150 ft
Lowest point
7,762 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Logging Flat Trail is a 3.04-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,733 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,150 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,762 ft
High point
9,150 ft
Total climbing
1,733 ft
Total descent
1,733 ft
Steepest stretch
35% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

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

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for White Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Glacier Lodge

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Bishop Pack Outfitters

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