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San Andreas Lake Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

San Andreas Lake Trail

Millbrae, California

7.1 mi

Distance

906 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 37m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

San Andreas Lake Trail is an out-and-back trail in San Mateo County, California. It is 7.1 miles long. It is in or next to San Bruno, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:129 ft
Max:187 ft
Gain:276 ft
Loss:276 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 129 ft and 187 ft across 7.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.129 ft148 ft168 ft187 ft0.0 mi1.8 mi3.5 mi5.3 mi7.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi148 ft
High point2.7 mi187 ft
End7.1 mi148 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
San Bruno, CA · in or next to town
County:
San Mateo 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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