Alpine Horse Trail Alt Route

(Lake Alpine) Backpackers

Campground

Pacific Crest Trail

• Ends at Carson Pass
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• 6,871 ft of climbing

31.2 mi one way · 6,871 ft climb · Moderate

Eldorado National Forest · Camp 6 mi away

Thunder Mountain

• Summits Thunder Mountain
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• Camp 2 mi away

0.6 mi one way · 235 ft climb · Very hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Relief Valley

• Ends at Deer Lake
• Inside Emigrant Wilderness
• 1,941 ft of climbing

9.9 mi one way · 1,941 ft climb · Very hard

Emigrant Wilderness · Camp 4 mi away

Pinecrest Peak/catfish Lake

• Ends at Pinecrest Lake
• Inside Stanislaus National Forest
• 2,414 ft of climbing

4.1 mi one way · 2,414 ft climb · Very hard

Stanislaus National Forest · Camp under a mile away