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California
Scotts Lake Trail
1.3 mi
Distance
57 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
National Forest boundary is mapped — agency alerts for it feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Scotts Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 57 ft
- Highest point
- 8,092 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,021 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Scotts Lake Trail is a 1.30-mile out-and-back hike in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 60 feet of elevation.
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