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California
Thunder Mountain Loop
4.8 mi
Distance
1,453 ft
Gain
2h 37m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Eldorado National Forest
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Why you'll love it
Part of Lake Margaret Trailhead
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Thunder Mountain Loop
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,453 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,198 ft
- Highest point
- 9,328 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,963 ft
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About this trail
Thunder Mountain Loop is a 4.76-mile trail in California's Lake Margaret Trailhead system with 1,820 feet of elevation gain. The trail forms a loop within the Lake Margaret Trailhead area and is managed by the Forest Service.
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