0.3 mi from the trailheadUpper Sage Flat
Campground · California
11.1 mi out & back · 3,546 ft gain · 10,827 ft high point
From Big Pine Creek Trailhead via South Fork Big Pine Creek, Waterfall, the Palisade Walk-In Cutoff, and North Fork Big Pine Creek (3.9 mi)
In Inyo National Forest · California · OpenStreetMap contributors
Black Lake Trail is a 1.6-mile route in John Muir Wilderness past Black Lake, with Fifth, Second, and Third Lakes nearby.
3,546 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
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.
Campground · California
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