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Loon Lake, Lake Winifred, Buck Island Lake, Rockbound Lake, Rubicon Reservoir route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Loon Lake, Lake Winifred, Buck Island Lake, Rockbound Lake, Rubicon Reservoir

Twin Bridges, California

16.4 mi

Distance

2,697 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 27m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Loon Lake, Lake Winifred, Buck Island Lake, Rockbound Lake, Rubicon Reservoir 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:1,965 ft
Max:2,103 ft
Gain:822 ft
Loss:822 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,965 ft and 2,103 ft across 16.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,965 ft2,011 ft2,057 ft2,103 ft0.0 mi4.1 mi8.2 mi12.3 mi16.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,982 ft
High point4.7 mi2,103 ft
End16.4 mi1,982 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Tahoma, CA · about 10 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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