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Hilton Lakes Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Hilton Lakes Trail

Mammoth Lakes, California

12.1 mi

Distance

2,851 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 7m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Hilton Lakes Trail 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:3,004 ft
Max:3,261 ft
Gain:869 ft
Loss:869 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,004 ft and 3,261 ft across 12.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,004 ft3,090 ft3,175 ft3,261 ft0.0 mi3.0 mi6.0 mi9.1 mi12.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,015 ft
High point6.6 mi3,261 ft
End12.1 mi3,015 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Swall Meadows, CA · about 5 mi away
County:
Inyo 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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