Rebel Ridge Trail

California

California

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1.4 mi

Distance

1,439 ft

Gain

40 min

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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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,439 ft
Elevation loss
1,439 ft
Highest point
2,626 ft
Lowest point
2,037 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Rebel Ridge is a 2.72-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1,439 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,626 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,613 ft
High point
2,626 ft
Total climbing
1,439 ft
Total descent
1,439 ft
Steepest stretch
24% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.7 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 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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