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Cedar Lake Road to Elsie Caves route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
California

Cedar Lake Road to Elsie Caves

Big Bear Lake, California

3.1 mi

Distance

581 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 16m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Cedar Lake Road to Elsie Caves 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:2,179 ft
Max:2,293 ft
Gain:177 ft
Loss:177 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,179 ft and 2,293 ft across 3.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,179 ft2,217 ft2,255 ft2,293 ft0.0 mi0.8 mi1.5 mi2.3 mi3.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,181 ft
High point1.3 mi2,293 ft
End3.1 mi2,181 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Big Bear Lake, CA · about 1 mi away
County:
San Bernardino 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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