Loop 5

California

California

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8.6 mi

Distance

1,360 ft

Gain

3h 32m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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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Elevation & route

Distance
8.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,360 ft
Elevation loss
1,360 ft
Highest point
5,386 ft
Lowest point
4,555 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Loop 5 is an 8.58-mile loop in California with 1,360 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,386 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,101 ft
High point
5,386 ft
Total climbing
1,360 ft
Total descent
1,360 ft
Steepest stretch
19% grade around mile 5.2 from the start
Length
8.6 mi
Shape
Loop

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

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 Tahoe 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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