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Thunder Mountain Trail, Five Lakes Trail, Bear Creek Trail and Western States Trail Loop in Tahoe National Forest

  • Distance: 16.7 mi
  • Elevation gain: 3,865 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 7,726 ft
  • Elevation loss: 3,894 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 6,184 ft
  • Moving time: 4 h 33 m
  • Moving speed: 3.7 mph
  • Maximum speed: 14.0 mph
  • Total time: 4 h 49 m
  • Global speed: 3.5 mph

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Trail profile

  • Distance: 16.7 mi
  • Elevation gain: 3,865 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 7,726 ft
  • Elevation loss: 3,894 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 6,184 ft
  • Moving time: 4 h 33 m
  • Moving speed: 3.7 mph
  • Maximum speed: 14.0 mph
  • Total time: 4 h 49 m
  • Global speed: 3.5 mph

About this trail

Name: Thunder Mountain Trail, Five Lakes Trail, Bear Creek Trail and Western States Trail Loop in Tahoe National Forest trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: Palisades Tahoe, 1750, Village East Road, Olympic Valley, Placer County, California, 96146, United States (39.19597 -120.23563)

End: General Parking, Village East Road, Olympic Valley, Placer County, California, 96146, United States (39.19703 -120.23245)

Coordinates: 39.17546 -120.25489 39.20413 -120.18311

Topography: Placer County topographic map, elevation, terrain

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Five Lakes Loop

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Starting at the Five Lakes Trailhead near Alpine Meadows Road, the route follows the Five Lakes Trail away from the developed valley and climbs through open Sierra slopes, scattered conifers, and granite-studded terrain toward the edge of Tahoe National Forest. The path then enters the Granite Chief…

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