0.3 mi from the trailheadUpper Sage Flat
Campground · California
11.0 mi out & back · 3,496 ft gain · 10,821 ft high point · Very hard
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 · U.S. Forest Service
Black Lake Loop is an 11-mile out and back route from Big Pine Creek Trailhead, passing Black Lake and Second Falls with 3,496 feet of climbing in Inyo National Forest.
3,496 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.
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