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California
Tamarack Lake Trail
1.8 mi
Distance
199 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Desolation Wilderness wilderness
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Tamarack Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 199 ft
- Highest point
- 8,375 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,165 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Desolation Wilderness
About this trail
Tamarack Lake Trail is a 1.84-mile out-and-back hike in California with 269 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
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