Lunch Creek Nordic

California

California

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4.9 mi

Distance

713 ft

Gain

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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.

  • Outside any avalanche forecast zone

    No avalanche center covers this location, so danger ratings can't be shown.

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Lunch Creek Nordic

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.9 mi
Elevation gain
713 ft
Highest point
7,235 ft
Lowest point
6,509 ft

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About this route

Lunch Creek Nordic is a 4.92-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 865 feet of elevation.

Facts about this route

The climb

High point
7,235 ft
Length (round trip)
4.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

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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