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California
Empire Creek Trail
3.4 mi
Distance
2,657 ft
Gain
2h 16m
Time
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Inside Tahoe National Forest
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Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,657 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,657 ft
- Highest point
- 6,798 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,826 ft
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About this trail
Empire Creek Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,657 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,798 feet.
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