Castle Peak
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Hole in the Ground
- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 531 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hole in the Ground is a mountain biking route in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. It's an out-and-back climb of about 2.8 miles, with a low point at 7,519 feet and a high at 8,065 feet, and it gains about 530 feet in elevation. The route is rated easy. The Forest Service manages the land. Castle Peak Trail begins just 0.1 mile away, and the Pacific Crest Trail passes within about a mile. Climbers can head to Overking Boulder and Porcupine Boulders, both roughly a mile off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Donner Day Lodge
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 miIf it rains
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