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Bayview Trail to Velma Lakes route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Bayview Trail to Velma Lakes

Tahoma, California

9.9 mi

Distance

2,874 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 29m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bayview Trail to Velma Lakes unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,119 ft
Max:2,576 ft
Gain:876 ft
Loss:876 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,119 ft and 2,576 ft across 9.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,119 ft2,271 ft2,424 ft2,576 ft0.0 mi2.5 mi4.9 mi7.4 mi9.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,119 ft
High point8.1 mi2,576 ft
End9.9 mi2,119 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
South Lake Tahoe, CA · about 5 mi away
County:
El Dorado County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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