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Sailor Flat Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.5 mi
Distance
2,370 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.
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Sailor Flat Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,370 ft
- Highest point
- 5,700 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,303 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Sailor Flat Trail is a 5.46-mile out-and-back hike in California with 353 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
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