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Granite Lake, Dick's Lake, Velma Lake, and Eagle Lake Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Granite Lake, Dick's Lake, Velma Lake, and Eagle Lake Loop

South Lake Tahoe, California

11.7 mi

Distance

3,796 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 16m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Granite Lake, Dick's Lake, Velma Lake, and Eagle Lake Loop 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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Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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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