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Granite and Hidden Lakes Loop Trail
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2025-11-11  
2022-06-04  
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Granite and Hidden Lakes Loop TrailSierra Nevada, CA
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking8.50 Miles 2,000 AEG
Hiking8.50 Miles   4 Hrs   30 Mns   1.89 mph
2,000 ft AEG
 
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Off the beaten path to check out two "locals only" spots in the Silver Lake area. First up, Machado Postpiles, a huge, strange blob of brown diabase hexagonal columns thrust up amid a sea of white granite. Then back over the dam and a bit west on Highway 88 to check out Emigrant Wall, a beautiful, clean, low-angle granite face offering easy/moderate 3-pitch bolted and trad routes. About 5mi/1000'/3hrs hike for Machado and 3.5mi/1000'/1.5hrs for E Wall.

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