Pacific Crest Trail

California

California

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8.4 mi

Distance

4,208 ft

Gain

3h 27m

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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Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
8.4 mi
Elevation gain
4,208 ft
Elevation loss
4,208 ft
Highest point
6,529 ft
Lowest point
4,681 ft
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Permits & access

No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.

About this trail

The Pacific Crest Trail is a 16.74-mile out-and-back trail in California with 4,208 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,529 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,255 ft
High point
6,529 ft
Total climbing
4,208 ft
Total descent
4,208 ft
Steepest stretch
23% grade around mile 2.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
17 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Bowman Dam, CA weather station, 7 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan46° high29° low
  2. Feb47° high28° low
  3. Mar49° high30° low
  4. Apr55° high33° low
  5. May64° high40° low
  6. Jun73° high47° low
  7. Jul82° high54° low
  8. Aug81° high54° low
  9. Sep77° high51° low
  10. Oct66° high42° low
  11. Nov54° high34° low
  12. Dec45° high29° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Tahoe National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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Alpenglow Expeditions

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