Big Granite

California

California

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11.0 mi

Distance

3,511 ft

Gain

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

Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
11.0 mi
Elevation gain
3,511 ft
Highest point
6,603 ft
Lowest point
3,134 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Big Granite is an 11-mile out-and-back trail in California with 990 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
6,603 ft
Length (round trip)
11 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lake Spaulding, CA weather station, 6.5 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan44° high25° low
  2. Feb46° high26° low
  3. Mar51° high27° low
  4. Apr56° high30° low
  5. May64° high37° low
  6. Jun75° high43° low
  7. Jul82° high48° low
  8. Aug82° high47° low
  9. Sep76° high44° low
  10. Oct65° high37° low
  11. Nov51° high30° low
  12. Dec43° high25° low

The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

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

Where it is

Nearest town
Cisco, California · 2 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Tahoe National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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