Spencer Meadow Loop Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.5 mi
Distance
3,039 ft
Gain
2h 24m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Lassen National Forest
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Spencer Meadow Loop Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,039 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,039 ft
- Highest point
- 6,586 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,925 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Spencer Meadow Loop Trail is a 9.02-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,039 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,586 feet.
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