Whiskey Flat Trail
California
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0.4 mi
Distance
270 ft
Gain
11 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
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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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Whiskey Flat Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 270 ft
- Elevation loss
- 270 ft
- Highest point
- 5,654 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,504 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
Whiskey Flat Trail is a short out-and-back route in California covering 0.84 miles with 270 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,654 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,617 ft
- High point
- 5,654 ft
- Total climbing
- 270 ft
- Total descent
- 270 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 15% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 0.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Big Valley Ranger District · Ranger district
- Modoc National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
Conditions
Active alerts for Modoc National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Forest Fire Restrictions 2026 have been lifted as of 09/27/2026
fire-restriction · posted Oct 1, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Hornitos TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Lower Rush CreekCamping6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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