Alpenglow Expeditions
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South Yuba
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
18.3 mi
Distance
1,784 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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South Yuba
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 18.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,784 ft
- Highest point
- 3,017 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,229 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
South Yuba is an 18.32-mile out-and-back trail in California with 3,934 feet of elevation gain. The route follows the South Yuba River through the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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