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Pole Creek Forest Road

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 3.0 (1)
  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …High Sierra
  4. Lake Tahoe
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“A forest service fire road maintained for access to the Bradley hut - also provides access to cold stream. ”

Dillon Osleger
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8.7

Miles

14.0

KM
Doubletrack

8,188' 2,496 m

High

6,040' 1,841 m

Low

2,718' 828 m

Up

570' 174 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

20%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

A meandering and relatively easy fire road climb up from highway 89 to near the Sierra crest. This fire road (dirt) provides direct access to Bradley Hut, which can be used for camping/bike packing. Continue past the Bradley hut to reach cold stream trail to make a larger loop out of this double wide trail.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Tahoe National Forest Office

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Dillon Osleger
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#59

in Lake Tahoe

#36156

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#59

in Lake Tahoe

#3,088

in California

#36,156

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