Alpenglow Expeditions
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Fordyce Dam OHV
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.7 mi
Distance
753 ft
Gain
1h 6m
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.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Part of Old Man Mountain
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Fordyce Dam OHV
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 753 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,390 ft
- Highest point
- 7,162 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,409 ft
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About this trail
Fordyce Dam OHV is a 2.72-mile trail in California's Old Man Mountain trail system with 645 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
Permits & access
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- Forest Service
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