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Gem Lake via Crabtree Trailhead route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Gem Lake via Crabtree Trailhead

Pinecrest, California

17.7 mi

Distance

4,032 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 32m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Gem Lake via Crabtree Trailhead 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:2,203 ft
Max:2,525 ft
Gain:1,229 ft
Loss:1,229 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,203 ft and 2,525 ft across 17.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,203 ft2,310 ft2,418 ft2,525 ft0.0 mi4.4 mi8.8 mi13.3 mi17.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,203 ft
High point9.0 mi2,525 ft
End17.7 mi2,203 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Strawberry, CA · about 5 mi away
County:
Tuolumne 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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