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California
BIRCH LAKE
2.2 mi
Distance
2,301 ft
Gain
1h 39m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Inyo 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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BIRCH LAKE
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,301 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,301 ft
- Highest point
- 10,952 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,445 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Birch Lake is a 4.42-mile out-and-back trail in California with 2,301 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 10,952 feet.
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Rainbow Pack Outfitters
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