Big Chief

Granite Flat (California)

Campground · California

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• Ends at Lake Aloha
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• 3,405 ft of climbing

20.4 mi one way · 3,405 ft climb · Very hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Mt. Tallac Trail

• Summits Mount Tallac
• Inside Desolation Wilderness
• Camp 3 mi away

0.2 mi one way · 213 ft climb · Easy

Desolation Wilderness · Camp 3 mi away

Rockbound

• Ends at Wrights Lake
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• 2,004 ft of climbing

7.8 mi one way · 2,004 ft climb · Very hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Mcconnell Lake Loop

• Ends at Lake Schmidell
• Inside Desolation Wilderness
• 1,901 ft of climbing

6.7 mi one way · 1,901 ft climb · Very hard

Desolation Wilderness · Camp 6 mi away