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California
Hawk's Peak
0.9 mi
Distance
129 ft
Gain
17 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Trail character
- Surface
- Dirt
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Hawk's Peak
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 129 ft
- Elevation loss
- 461 ft
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About this trail
Hawk's Peak is a 0.91-mile trail at Donner Peak Trailhead in California with 129 feet of elevation gain. The trail ascends through the Donner Peak Trailhead system on a dirt surface.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Tahoe Donner Association
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