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California

Mud Lake

1.8 mi

Distance

407 ft

Elev. Gain

47m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mud 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,079 ft
Max:2,196 ft
Gain:128 ft
Loss:67 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,079 ft and 2,196 ft across 1.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,079 ft2,118 ft2,157 ft2,196 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.9 mi1.3 mi1.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,079 ft
High point0.7 mi2,196 ft
End1.7 mi2,141 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: USDA Forest Service, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Strawberry, CA · about 6 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: Aug 17, 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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