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Upper Truckee River and Meiss Lake Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop

Upper Truckee River and Meiss Lake Trail

Markleeville, California

9.6 mi

Distance

2,201 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Upper Truckee River and Meiss Lake Trail is a loop trail in Alpine County, California. It is 9.6 miles long and gains 2,201 feet. The nearest town is Kirkwood, California, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,536 ft
Max:2,818 ft
Gain:671 ft
Loss:671 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,536 ft and 2,818 ft across 9.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,536 ft2,630 ft2,724 ft2,818 ft0.0 mi2.4 mi4.9 mi7.3 mi9.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,605 ft
High point5.3 mi2,818 ft
End9.8 mi2,605 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Kirkwood, CA · about 2 mi away
County:
Alpine County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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