Western States Trail

California

California

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0.6 mi

Distance

519 ft

Gain

16 min

Time

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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

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
519 ft
Elevation loss
519 ft
Highest point
8,685 ft
Lowest point
8,380 ft
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Permits & access

No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.

About this trail

Western States Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back hike in California with 519 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,685 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,682 ft
High point
8,685 ft
Total climbing
519 ft
Total descent
519 ft
Steepest stretch
21% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

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

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

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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Alpenglow Expeditions

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