West Shore Sports
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Granite Lake - Hidden Lake Trail (17E23)
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.3 mi
Distance
986 ft
Gain
2h 1m
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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Trail character
- Surface
- Dirt
Why you'll love it
Part of Lake Margaret Trailhead
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Granite Lake - Hidden Lake Trail (17E23)
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 986 ft
- Elevation loss
- 430 ft
- Highest point
- 8,243 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,293 ft
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About this trail
Granite Lake - Hidden Lake Trail (17E23) is a 4.29-mile trail in California with 1,291 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and is part of the Lake Margaret Trailhead system.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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Alpenglow Expeditions
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