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Reds Meadow to Horseshoe Lake route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Reds Meadow to Horseshoe Lake

Mammoth Lakes, California

7.4 mi

Distance

2,359 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Reds Meadow to Horseshoe 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.

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:2,377 ft
Max:2,884 ft
Gain:719 ft
Loss:719 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,377 ft and 2,884 ft across 7.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,377 ft2,546 ft2,715 ft2,884 ft0.0 mi1.8 mi3.7 mi5.5 mi7.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,377 ft
High point2.9 mi2,884 ft
End7.4 mi2,377 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Mammoth Lakes, CA · about 2 mi away
County:
Madera 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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