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California
Power Line Trail
3.6 mi
Distance
411 ft
Gain
1h 6m
Time
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Inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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Why you'll love it
Part of High Meadows Trailhead
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Power Line Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 411 ft
- Highest point
- 6,641 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,421 ft
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About this trail
Power Line Trail is a 3.56-mile route at High Meadows Trailhead in California with 508 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the High Meadows Trailhead system.
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- Forest Service
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Alpenglow Expeditions
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