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Cliff Lake route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Cliff Lake

Shaver Lake, California

9.0 mi

Distance

1,736 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 45m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Cliff Lake 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,504 ft
Max:2,884 ft
Gain:529 ft
Loss:529 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,504 ft and 2,884 ft across 9.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,504 ft2,631 ft2,757 ft2,884 ft0.0 mi2.2 mi4.5 mi6.7 mi9.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,596 ft
High point4.4 mi2,884 ft
End9.0 mi2,596 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Big Creek, CA · about 15 mi away
County:
Fresno 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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TrailDifficulty: Easy

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