Saddle Road Connector

Hope Valley

Campground · California

Floating Island Trail

• Ends at Gilmore Lake
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• 4,347 ft of climbing

11.7 mi out & back · 4,347 ft gain · Very hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

Thunder Mountain

• Summits Thunder Mountain
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• 2,414 ft of climbing

9.5 mi out & back · 2,414 ft gain · Hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Glen Alpine

• Ends at Modjeska Falls
• Inside Eldorado National Forest
• 5,990 ft of climbing

18.2 mi out & back · 5,990 ft gain · Very hard

Eldorado National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

Pacific Crest Trail

• Ends at Carson Pass
• Inside Desolation Wilderness
• 6,912 ft of climbing

31.1 mi one way · 6,912 ft gain · Very hard

Desolation Wilderness · Camp 6 mi away