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California
Ward Creek Trail
1.4 mi
Distance
505 ft
Gain
32 min
Time
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Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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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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Ward Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 505 ft
- Elevation loss
- 505 ft
- Highest point
- 6,542 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,278 ft
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About this trail
Ward Creek Trail is a 2.78-mile out-and-back hike in California with 505 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,542 feet.
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