Gold Lake Campground (CA)
Campground
18.4 mi out & back · 5,031 ft gain · 7,747 ft high point · Very hard
From Long Lake / Bear Lakes Loop Trailhead via the Bear Lakes Loop Trail, the Long Lake Tie Trail, the Long Lake Connect Trail, the Long Lake Trail, the Mount Elwell Peak Trail, the Smith Lake Trail, the Smith Creek Trail, Smith CR - Gray Eagle Connect, and the Gray Eagle Creek Trail (8.8 mi)
In Plumas National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
Gray Eagle Creek Tie Trail ascends 5,031 feet to 7,747 feet in Plumas National Forest, starting from Long Lake/Bear Lakes Loop Trailhead. This 18.4-mile round trip passes Mount Elwell and connects multiple lake features.
5,031 ft of gain round trip.
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What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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