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Western States Trail
California
California
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4.1 mi
Distance
4,264 ft
Gain
2h 20m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back
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Western States Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,264 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,264 ft
- Highest point
- 5,142 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,633 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Western States Trail is an 8.22-mile out-and-back route in California with 4,264 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,142 feet.
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