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California
Upper Velma Lakes Trail
0.5 mi
Distance
202 ft
Gain
12 min
Time
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Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 202 ft
- Elevation loss
- 202 ft
- Highest point
- 7,992 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,937 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Upper Velma Lakes Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.94 miles with 202 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,992 feet.
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