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Recommended Routes in Mammoth Lakes - 10

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Upper Rainbow Falls
Intermediate

Upper and Lower Rainbow Falls

3.5 mi 5.7 km • 408' Up 124.4 m Up • 408' Down 124.37 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite McCloud Lake and Mammoth Crest
Intermediate

Crater Meadows Loop

7.7 mi 12.5 km • 1,264' Up 385.41 m Up • 1,264' Down 385.29 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite The Duck Pass Trail climbs up the valley from the trailhead at Coldwater Campground.
Difficult

Mammoth Crest - Duck Pass Loop

13.2 mi 21.2 km • 2,875' Up 876.21 m Up • 2,890' Down 880.93 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Upper Rainbow Falls
Intermediate

Agnew Meadow to Lower Rainbow Falls (JMT Route)

11.8 mi 19.0 km • 696' Up 212.22 m Up • 1,443' Down 439.9 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Looking down the Dragon's Back Trail toward Lake Mary, Lake George, and Horsehoe Lake from the ridge below the summit of Mammoth Mountain.
Intermediate/Difficult

Mammoth Mountain via Dragon's Back

6.6 mi 10.6 km • 2,419' Up 737.42 m Up • 2,419' Down 737.39 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite From left to right, Mount Morrison, Mount Aggie, and Mount Baldwin viewed from the northeast ridge of Bloody Mountain.
Very Difficult

Bloody Mountain via Laurel Lakes Road and the Northeast Ridge

14.1 mi 22.7 km • 5,100' Up 1554.34 m Up • 5,099' Down 1554.03 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Duck Lake and Pika Lake viewed from the top of Duck Pass.
Difficult

Ram Lake via Duck Pass and John Muir Trail

20.0 mi 32.2 km • 3,905' Up 1190.28 m Up • 3,905' Down 1190.21 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite End of the trail at Valentine Lake.
Intermediate

Sherwin and Valentine Lakes Loop

11.8 mi 19.0 km • 2,169' Up 661.04 m Up • 2,190' Down 667.6 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Shadow Lake in hanging valley above deeply glaciated canyon of San Joaquin River with Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak in center right.
Intermediate/Difficult

Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake

8.3 mi 13.4 km • 2,091' Up 637.2 m Up • 600' Down 182.81 m Down

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RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Favorite Cascade on River Trail near a large campsite.
Difficult

The River Trail

6.5 mi 10.4 km • 1,560' Up 475.59 m Up • 318' Down 96.82 m Down

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Mammoth Lakes Hiking

  • 263 Miles 424 Kilometers of Trail
  • 10 Recommended Routes
  • 1 Gem Gems
  • 2 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 32 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 14 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Mammoth Lakes - 38

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1.2 mi 2.0 km #1McCloud Lake Trail
Intermediate
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7.8 mi 12.6 km #2Mammoth Mountain Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
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1.3 mi 2.1 km #3Minaret Vista Trail
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8.3 mi 13.3 km #4Shadow Creek Trail #614
Intermediate/Difficult
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5.5 mi 8.8 km #5Duck Pass Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
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1.5 mi 2.4 km #6Heart Lake Trail
Intermediate
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2.9 mi 4.6 km #7Mammoth Pass Cutoff
Intermediate
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1.3 mi 2.1 km #8Red Cones Cutoff
Intermediate
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2.6 mi 4.2 km #9Starkweather Lake Trail
Intermediate
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3.2 mi 5.1 km #10Dragon's Back Trail
Intermediate/Difficult
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Photos of Mammoth Lakes - 136

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Dragon Back point amazing view over looking the Lakes Basin with dramatic views of the Mammoth Crest.
Jul 23, 2015 near Mammoth…, CA
McCloud Lake and Mammoth Crest
Jul 30, 2015 near Mammoth…, CA
Deer Lakes from the eastern ridge of the surrounding mountains
Sep 16, 2017 near Mammoth…, CA
From left to right, Mount Morrison, Mount Aggie, and Mount Baldwin viewed from the northeast ridge of Bloody Mountain.
Oct 16, 2018 near Mammoth…, CA
Duck Lake and Pika Lake viewed from the top of Duck Pass.
Oct 17, 2018 near Mammoth…, CA
The Duck Pass Trail climbs up the valley from the trailhead at Coldwater Campground.
Oct 17, 2018 near Mammoth…, CA
Crystal Crag viewed from the Mammoth Crest Trail.
Oct 23, 2018 near Mammoth…, CA
July 2018 JMT thru Hike. South bound. Leaving Reds Meadow.
Jan 11, 2021 near Mammoth…, CA