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Sand Ridge Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.1 mi
Distance
919 ft
Gain
52 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Out & back
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Sand Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 919 ft
- Elevation loss
- 919 ft
- Highest point
- 7,411 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,953 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Sand Ridge Trail is a 4.28-mile out-and-back hike in California with 919 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,411 feet.
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