Second Divide Trail

California

California

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4.5 mi

Distance

4,710 ft

Gain

2h 23m

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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Elevation & route

Distance
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
4,710 ft
Elevation loss
4,710 ft
Highest point
4,614 ft
Lowest point
3,465 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Second Divide Trail is an 8.96-mile out-and-back route in California with 4,710 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,614 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,607 ft
High point
4,614 ft
Total climbing
4,710 ft
Total descent
4,710 ft
Steepest stretch
21% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
9 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

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, 12 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

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

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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