West Shore Sports
Mountain Biking business nearby (~19 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
South Fork
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.5 mi
Distance
1,618 ft
Gain
1h 25m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Eldorado National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Part of Hartless Mountain
Big climb
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South Fork
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,618 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,168 ft
- Highest point
- 5,153 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,584 ft
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About this trail
South Fork is a 3.47-mile trail at Hartless Mountain in California with 828 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a route within the Hartless Mountain trail system, managed by the Forest Service.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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Alpenglow Expeditions
Mountain Biking business nearby (~20 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
