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Sugar pine reservoir

Hike

Sugar Pine Trail

Ends at Sugar Pine Reservoir
Inside Tahoe National Forest
Camp under a mile away

7.7 mi out & back · 936 ft gain · 3,728 ft high point · Moderate

In Tahoe National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Sugar Pine Trail out and back reaches Sugar Pine Reservoir in Tahoe National Forest, climbing 936 feet.

Elevation

936 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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0.7 mi from the trailhead
Giant Gap
Campground · California

More hikes nearby

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- 3,990 ft of climbing
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Out: 300 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Sugar Pine ReservoirDestination · 0.8 mi in

Nearby reading

Sugar Pine Reservoir
Sugar Pine Dam

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 7.7 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 936 ft round trip
High point: 3,728 ft
Low point: 3,593 ft
Difficulty: ModerateFrom 7.7 mi and 936 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: California
Camps within 15 mi: 10
Trailhead: 39.1308° N · 120.8012° W

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Inside Tahoe National Forest
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Inside Tahoe National Forest
1,223 ft of climbing

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4,015 ft of climbing

6.4 mi out & back · 4,015 ft gain · Very hard

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Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Today56°38°Rain
Wed63°41°Sunny
Thu67°43°Sunny
Fri71°48°Sunny
Sat72°49°Sunny
Sun72°49°Sunny
Mon69°48°Mostly Sunny

Today: Rain · wind 0 to 8 mph S

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