Horseshoe Lake Loop
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.7 mi
Distance
37 ft
Gain
33 min
Time
Conditions: Caution
for mountain biking, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 13 h ago · oldest 13 h
caution: Agency alerts
20 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 13 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 49°F / low 49°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for mountain biking
OpenWeather13 h ago
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Why you'll love it
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Horseshoe Lake Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 37 ft
- Highest point
- 8,987 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,936 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this trail
Horseshoe Lake Loop is a 1.66-mile trail at Sotcher Lake Trailhead in California with 277 feet of elevation gain. The trail forms a loop within the Sotcher Lake Trailhead system.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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