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California
Upper Deer Creek
0.3 mi
Distance
253 ft
Gain
6 min
Time
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Inside Tahoe National Forest
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 253 ft
- Elevation loss
- 253 ft
- Highest point
- 7,495 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,242 ft
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About this trail
Upper Deer Creek is a short out-and-back trail in California covering 0.62 miles with 253 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,495 feet.
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