Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000

California

California

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9.0 mi

Distance

3,979 ft

Gain

4h 20m

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
Big climb
Out & back

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Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000

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Elevation & route

Distance
9.0 mi
Elevation gain
3,979 ft
Elevation loss
3,979 ft
Highest point
8,423 ft
Lowest point
6,966 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 is a 17.94-mile out-and-back trail in California with 3,979 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,423 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,051 ft
High point
8,423 ft
Total climbing
3,979 ft
Total descent
3,979 ft
Steepest stretch
28% grade around mile 6.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
18 mi
Shape
Out and back

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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