Little Medicine Lake Trail
California
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1.6 mi
Distance
0 ft
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What we do know
Inside Modoc 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
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Little Medicine Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 0 ft
- Highest point
- 6,692 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,685 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Little Medicine Lake Trail is a 1.56-mile out-and-back hike in California with 79 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
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